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Stevens, Hattie (fl.1864) to Frances Davenport

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.09.10 Author/Creator: Stevens, Hattie (fl.1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; Order a Copy

One letter from Hattie Stevens to Frances Davenport dated May 18, 1864. Regarding sending on letters from Mrs. Stevens, news of Willie in the hospital, and the body of George Davenport

Davenport, George D., fl. 1860-1890
Davenport Ormsbee, Frances, fl. 1860-1916
Stevens, Hattie fl. 1864

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