Letters, July 12, 27, 1892.

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Letters, July 12, 27, 1892.

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Two letters signed, to Josephine Cleveland, librarian at the Illinois State Historical Library, regarding an exhibit of homespun linen by Cleveland's mother.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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