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Koontz, William Henry, 1830-1911 [List of orders for a printed Congressional speech]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.15.02 Author/Creator: Koontz, William Henry, 1830-1911 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: circa 19 March 1867 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Lists the names and corresponding number of copies ordered for a print of a speech delivered 19 March 1867 in the House of Representatives by William Henry Koontz, United States Representative from Pennsylvania 1865-1868. List includes eight signatures of Representatives: Koontz, Daniel Johnson Morrell (Pennsylvania), Ignatius Donnelly (Minnesota), James Lawrence Getz (Pennsylvania), William Darrah Kelley (Pennsylvania), and one illegible signature. Price per hundred copies cited as $1. Speech was delivered on "The relief of the destitue poor of the South." Includes the name "F. W. Learner" written in pencil at the bottom of the page.

Koontz, William H. (William Henry), 1830-1911
Morrell, Daniel Johnson, 1821-1885
Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901
Cake, Henry Lutz, 1827-1899
Getz, James Lawrence, 1821-1891
Kelley, William Darrah, 1814-1890

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