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Letter from Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada to John M. Bunker, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada

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1891-08-10

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From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter and a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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man000765
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    man000765. Syphus-Bunker Papers, 1891-1994. MS-00169. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dr2sn1f

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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

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    English

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    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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