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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09234.05 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1815-1860 Pagination: 4 p. ; 31.8 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

A letter to Thompson Baxter, it is written in the form of a diary with multiple days worth of events seperated by the date it was written. Circa 5th September- October 9th

National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Gold Rush
Merchants and Trade
Finance
Westward Expansion
American West
Women's History
Marriage
Age of Jackson

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