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Benjamin, Marcus, fl. 1887 to [Johnston Livingston] re: necessity to hurry up the "Livingston matter"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04172 Author/Creator: Benjamin, Marcus, fl. 1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1887/10/01 Pagination: 1p. 21.2 x 13.9 cm Order a Copy

The letter was printed on stationary of "Office Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography."

Benjamin, Marcus, fl. 1887

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