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Title: History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: (Johnson, Crisfield) (from old catalog)
Subjects: Branch County (Mich.)
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Abbott
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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