Sands, Benjamin Franklin, 1811-1883 to Benjamin P. Poore
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03479.40 Author/Creator: Sands, Benjamin Franklin, 1811-1883 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: December 21, 1870 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy
Written by Commodore Sands to Poore as a clerk at the capitol building. Requests several copies of the Congressional Directory. Asks him to send an order to the Congressional printer for 3 or 4 copies. Written on letterhead of the U.S. Naval Observatory.
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