Autograph letter signed : [Vicksburg, to the New Orleans Picayune], [1859 May 4].

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Autograph letter signed : [Vicksburg, to the New Orleans Picayune], [1859 May 4].

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Expressing his opinion that the water is higher in Vicksburg than it has been since 1815, and stating that Canal Street in New Orleans will be four feet underwater by next June.

1 item (1 p.) ; 25cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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