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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Account of Peter Wynkoop, Jr. with Nicholas DePeyster

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04392 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1765/07/24 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10.8 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

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