Reprints of Littell's Political Transactions in and Concerning Kentucky and Letter of George Nicholas to His Friend in Virginia: Also General Wilkinson's Memorial |
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| Title | Reprints of Littell's Political Transactions in and Concerning Kentucky and Letter of George Nicholas to His Friend in Virginia: Also General Wilkinson's Memorial Issue 31 of Filson Club publications |
| Author | William Littell |
| Contributor | Temple Bodley |
| Publisher | J. P. Morton, incorporated., 1926 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 16 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 172 pages |
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