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Williams, A. F., fl. 1864-1866 to J. W. Sullivan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.232 Author/Creator: Williams, A. F., fl. 1864-1866 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 1, 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 18.8 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Because George May Powell did not write with their proposition, he agrees to use efficient skill and energy to start with a plan listing people and their interest in the patent. Powell will raise necessary funds to set things in motion, and will consequently receive 20% of all sales of limbs.

Powell, George May, 1835-1905
Sullivan, J. W., fl. 1865
Williams, A. F., fl. 1864-1866

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