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“General Harrison is certainly dead,” April 5, 1841

Posted on September 24, 2014 by skinnerf

Williamsburg April 5th 1841 [Tazewell Hall] Conscience, my dear friend has severely reproved for thus neglecting to answer your truly welcome letter, and I sincerely hope that you will not think the phrase “out of sight, out of mind” applicable … Continue reading →

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