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Hindman, Thomas C., 1828-1868 to Alexander Dallas Bache

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02460.08 Author/Creator: Hindman, Thomas C., 1828-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 January 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.1 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

Hindman asks Professor Bache to assist him in obtaining a note or letter written or signed by Baron Humboldt (possibly Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Humboldt, a German naturalist and explorer).

Bache, Alexander Dallas, 1806-1867
Hindman, Thomas Carmichael, 1828-1868
Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von, 1769-1859

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