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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

[professors of William and Mary College] to the board of visitors of William & Mary College

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05344.05.05 Author/Creator: [professors of William and Mary College] Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1869 Pagination: 2 p. ; 27.7 x 21.9 cm. Order a Copy

Recommendation for Alfriend to the vacant chair of Belle-Lettres. Signed by eight professors.

Alfriend, Frank Heath, 1841-1887

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