Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 to Dr. Guernsey
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03479.26 Author/Creator: Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 October 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.3 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Maury as Superintendent of the Naval Observatory. References Guernsey's's letter of 17 October. The handwriting is hard to read, but he seems to be requesting that a copy of a map or a book be returned to him. The recipient could possibly be Alfred Hudson Guernsey, the editor of Harper's Weekly magazine, but this could not be confirmed.
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