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Montefiore, C.G. (fl. 1894) to Gukie Cobb

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.187.02 Author/Creator: Montefiore, C.G. (fl. 1894) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 26 July 1894 Pagination: 2 p. 17.1 x 11.2 cm Order a Copy

Montefiore declines Cobb's request to sign a circular in support of Cobb's ministry against another Christian ministry: "it would be quite unbecoming for me a non-Christian, --a Jew-- to take part or interfere."

Notes: The approximate year was chosen because this letter was coupled with GLC05508.187.01, which is dated 22 April 1894.

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