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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 [Envelope with free frank and docket]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.34 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: s.l. Type: Free frank Date: 27 June 1858 Pagination: 1 envelope : docket Height: 7.8 cm, Width: 13.4 cm Order a Copy

Free frank of Sumner on envelope addressed to John Jay, [Nassau St] New York. With docket.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Jay, John, 1817-1894

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