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    <abstract id="aspace_cbb0a678de25b7e74bcbd40033d76569">Photostatic copy of ALS from Amos Jolliffe of Clinton District, Monongalia County, West Virginia, to Jessee Holland, his son-in-law, Marion, Illinois, dated Sept. 28, 1863. The letter is postmarked Morgantown, Virginia. It discusses local and family news.</abstract>
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    <geogname source="ingest">Monongalia County, Clinton District.</geogname>
    <geogname source="ingest">Clinton District, Monongalia County.</geogname>
    <corpname source="local_LC">Holland, Brice and Ary Lanham</corpname>
    <persname source="ingest">Holland, Jessee.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Lanham, Archibald.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Tanzey, Edward and Eleanor Lanham.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Lanham, Thomas and Mary.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Beall, Aaron and Jemima Lanham.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Jolliffe, Amos.</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Tanzey, Caleb.</persname>
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