Letter : Alton, [Illinois], to Moody Kent, 1861 Feb. 10.
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Alton, Illinois, businessman and city official, formerly of Concord, New Hampshire. From the description of Letter : Alton, [Illinois], to Moody Kent, 1861 Feb. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26677452 ...
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