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Yates letter has new details on Clevelands

Wilkes Journal-Patriot

Sep 15, 2026

Yates letter has new details on Clevelands

On April 30, 1881, Jesse Yates mailed a letter from "Parlear's Creek" (now Purlear) in Wilkes County to historian Lyman C. Draper in Wisconsin in response to a request for informat…

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Yates letter has new details on Clevelands

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