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In Memoriam

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08284.004 Author/Creator: Place Written: Aurora, Illinois Type: Printed document signed Date: 16 November 1908 Pagination: Order a Copy

One document printed in memoriam of Chara Conant Wait. Item is printed by the Grand Memorial Hall Association. Details her date of birth, marriage, and societal contributions. Dated approximately November 16, 1908.

Wait, Horatio Loomis, 1836-1916
Wait, Chara Conant, 1839-1908

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