Governors' Letterbooks

Unit 1:
1854 Feb. - 1866 Jan.[46] 5-709 p. MS.
Index [46] p.
1854 Feb. - 1857 Jun.Governor Thomas Watkins Ligon p. 5-98
1857 Jun. - 1861 Dec.Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks p.99-231
1862 Jan. - 1866 Jan.Governor Augustus W. Bradford p.235-709
Maryland State Archives, GOVERNOR (Letterbook) MSA NO.: S 1076-4, MdHR - 5207, 2/26/2/32.

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