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Letter from Lyman Draper to George Washington Sevier, 1839 May 3

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Scope and Contents Note Autographed letter signed; Alexander, Genosee County, New York. Thanks GWS for his help and asks for more. Says that although a young man, I have paid no small attention to American biographical literature, and, finding it lamentably deficient, I formed the design of collecting the necessary materials and supplying this deficiency to the best of my ability. Discusses further himself and his work. Suggest the possibility of writing a biography of Sevier. Says that he has...
Dates: 1839 May 3