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Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 to Henry M. Hubbard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00431.09 Author/Creator: Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 16, 1875 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

In the letter, informs that Mr. New has not arrived yet and is not expected until the 25th. Remarks that the last time Mr. New was here, he declined to write his name in an album. Addressed from the Treasury of the United States to Hubbard in Windsor, Vermont.

Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890
Hubbard, Henry M., fl. 1875

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