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Calkins, Samuel J., fl. 1863-1888; to Oscar Calkins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03766.42 Author/Creator: Calkins, Samuel J., fl. 1863-1888; Place Written: Pratt, Kansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 March 1883 Pagination: 6 p. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Oscar Calkins from Samuel J. Calkins dated Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas, March 26, 1883. Includes a newspaper clipping related to a local physician hiring an assassin to murder his local competitor.

Calkins, Oscar, fl. 1864-1888
Calkins, Samuel J., fl. 1863-1888
Lansing, John, fl. 1883
Todd, F.J., fl. 1883
Calkins, Fred, fl. 1883

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