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Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02475.01 Author/Creator: Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 June 1853 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses his observations of and desire to obtain specimens of turtle eggs (species unspecified).

Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873

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