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Kagi, John (fl. 1859) to Henry Thompson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07235.01 Author/Creator: Kagi, John (fl. 1859) Place Written: Cleveland, OH Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 April 1859 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.8 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Written from John Brown's secretary of war: "Received a note from J.B....requesting me to send writing case and package of papers...say to J.B. that I wrote him on my arrival here care of F.D., Rochester [Frederick Douglass]"; Docketed by John Brown. Accompanied by a collateral photograph (See GLC07235.02).

Brown, John, 1800-1859

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