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Johnson, Chris to Brother Peter Peterson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05756.073 Author/Creator: Johnson, Chris Place Written: Huntsville, Utah Type: Autograph document Date: 18 February 1891 Pagination: 3 p. ; 24.8 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Copy. Complaining that Hans Peterson has lied and swindled him out of more than $100.

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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844

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