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John Jacob Astor Telegram to Pelatiah Perit
Collection
Identifier: SC 00463
Scope and Contents
Telegram, 1862 May 4, J. J. Astor, Yorktown, Va. to Pelatiah Perit, [New York, N. Y.]. 3 p. on 2 leaves ; 22 cm. Astor is writing to Perit who is president of New York City Chamber of Commerce to tell him about the evacuation of Confederate forces from Yorktown, Va. and tells him to use the information as he sees fit.
Dates:
1862 May 4
Found in:
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