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Fessenden, Francis, 1839-1906 to James Dangerfield

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.24 Author/Creator: Fessenden, Francis, 1839-1906 Place Written: Portland, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 October 1897 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 24.8 cm Order a Copy

Transmits a note written by his father, Senator William Pitt Fessenden. Relates that it is the only letter he has with William's full signature, as William signed many personal letters with initials.

Fessenden, Francis, 1839-1906
Dangerfield, James, fl. 1897
Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

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