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Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 to William Rochester

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03139.01 Author/Creator: Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1830/05/07 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25.1 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

States that he would prefer if the new Bank in Buffalo be built out of stone, instead of stucco. Says that he is willing to pay the additional expense for the stone. A private letter, written from the Bank of the United States.

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844
Rochester, William Beatty, 1789-1838

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