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Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909 to J.Q.A. Ward.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.233 Author/Creator: Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909 Place Written: Newport Barracks, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1883/05/03 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Written on "Headquarters of the South" stationery. Re: request for Ward's presence at an upcoming meeting of the Garfield Monument Committee. Meeting to take place in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Grand Hotel on 1883/05/16.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909

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