Augustus Van Cortlandt letter to his Uncle William : Calaveras Co., Calif. : ALS, 1856 June 17.

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Augustus Van Cortlandt letter to his Uncle William : Calaveras Co., Calif. : ALS, 1856 June 17.

Comments on the Vigilance Committee.

4 p. ; 20 cm.

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Wheat, Carl I. (Carl Irving), 1892-1966

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