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Walrath, J. I. (fl. 1843) to N. R. Chapman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06593.01 Author/Creator: Walrath, J. I. (fl. 1843) Place Written: Clockville, New York Type: Letter signed Date: 29 December 1843 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 14.4 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Walrath and P. Briggs agree with Chapman's position, and will attend an event or meeting to which they were invited "if providence permitts." Signed "Yours in Christ for the slave..."

According to ancestral records, a John I. Walrath (1789-1865) lived in Madison County, New York.

Walrath, J. I., fl. 1843
Briggs, P., fl. 1843
Chapman, N. R., fl. 1843-1845

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