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Aucaigne, Eugene F., fl. 1887 to J.Q.A. Ward

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.250 Author/Creator: Aucaigne, Eugene F., fl. 1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1887/01/29 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 27.7 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

Marked as "Confidential", Aucaigne, a representative of the Henry Bonnard Bronze Co., provides Ward with cost estimates for the President Garfield memorial. Mr. Aucaigne promises that he is giving Ward the best price and best quality of work possible because he believes in the project. Written on company stationary ["Founders and Manufacturers of Artistic and Architectural Bronze Work And Colossal Statuary"].

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Aucaigne, Eugene F., fl. 1887
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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