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Pryor, Roger Atkinson (1828-1919) to Darwin C. Pavey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03467.06 Author/Creator: Pryor, Roger Atkinson (1828-1919) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 December 1883 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Gives biographical information on himself. Mounted on paper 29.5 x 20 cm.

Roger A. Pryor was a Confederate general, Congressman from South Carolina, member of the Confederate Congress, judge on the New York Supreme Court, and newspaper editor.

Pavey, Darwin C., fl. 1864-1887
Pryor, Roger Atkinson, 1828-1919

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