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    <unittitle>P. A. Preston Letter</unittitle>
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      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Preston, P. A.</persname>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1859/1859">1859</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_94bd593421fa014f2194ebdd838bbcb1">This collection is housed in a box containing WLU Coll. 0229-0238.</physloc>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], P. A. Preston, WLU Coll. 0229, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This letter was written by P. A. Preston to J. J. White about a gift Preston gave White to remind him of kindness.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/996779" source="fast">Correspondence</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Kindness</subject>
    <persname authfilenumber="n 83176704" role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">White, James J. (James Jones)</persname>
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