ALS, 1882 April 12 : Suffern, Rockland County, New York, to Mr. Thomas F. Gantt, Saint Louis.

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ALS, 1882 April 12 : Suffern, Rockland County, New York, to Mr. Thomas F. Gantt, Saint Louis.

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Writes her father's biographer that she may write of Senator Benton's private life, as "My Father will be better appreciated in 1992 even than now."

3 p. ; 20 x 13 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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