[Letter] : Sau[l]t Ste. Marie, Mich., to Mr. [James B.] Kirker, New York [N.Y.], 1859 Oct. 31.

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[Letter] : Sau[l]t Ste. Marie, Mich., to Mr. [James B.] Kirker, New York [N.Y.], 1859 Oct. 31.

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Letter, dated Oct. 31, 1859 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, to Mr. Kirker of New York City, from Frederic Baraga, bishop of the Marquette region of Michigan.

1 leaf ([1] p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

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