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Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918 to General [James] Barnett

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.252 Author/Creator: Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918 Place Written: Williamstown, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1889/06/24 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 16 cm, Width: 10.7 cm Order a Copy

Paper bordered in black trim and bearing mark "LRG" [Lucretia R. Garfield]. Re: interest in meeting Mr. Ward when she is next in New York.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918
Barnett, James, fl. 1884-1889
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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