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Taylor, Lute A. to George May Powell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.241 Author/Creator: Taylor, Lute A. Place Written: Prescott Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 September 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.6 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

He had heard that GMP had left the Treasury Department and had made an "item" of it. He reports on GMP's property in River Falls.

Powell, George May, 1835-1905

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