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McKenney, Thomas Loraine (1785-1859) to Charles W. Brewster re: agreeing to speak on Indians at meeting in NH

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03935 Author/Creator: McKenney, Thomas Loraine (1785-1859) Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1843/12/18 Pagination: 2 p. + addr. 25.4 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Written as former Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for speaking at a meeting of the Portsmouth, N.H., Atheneum.

McKenney, Thomas L., 1785-1859

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