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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to Robert Dodge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00091.03 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: March 30, 1847 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Granting Dodge a courier's passport for France. Apologizes for being unable to grant the pass originally asked for, but Dodge's intentions did not comply with the uses of that particular document.

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Dodge, Robert, 1820-1899

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