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Lane, Franklin K., 1864-1920 to G. B. Lunn

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.27 Author/Creator: Lane, Franklin K., 1864-1920 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: 13 November 1916 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Possibly intended for George Richard Lunn, who served as United States Representative from New York 1917-1919. Lane congratulates Lunn on his recent unspecified victory (possibly his election to the House of Representatives), stating "it is good to know that we shall have your help in carrying on the good work." Typed on Secretary of the Interior stationery.

Lane, Franklin K., 1864-1920
Lunn, George Richard, 1873-1948

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