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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09832.17 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 10 February 1856 Pagination: 3 p. ; 25 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

One unaddressed letter from Asahel and Mary F. Scott dated Allens Grove, February 10, 1856. Letter is split into two messages from Asahel and Mary F. Scott. Gives updates on family's and neighbors' health; finance; and plans to purchase land in Minnesota.

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