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Dutton, Ira A. (fl. 1861-) to Friend Baker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07205.102 Author/Creator: Dutton, Ira A. (fl. 1861-) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 December 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 13.5 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

He talks about the cotton business and says the Northern cities are paying more. He says the cotton is of inferior quality though because the "niggers and the Northerners have not been careful enough about the seed..."

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