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Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901 To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: ideas for the Dewey Arch with postscript by Ward asking an assistant read Butterfield's letter before sending response.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.257 Author/Creator: Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901 Place Written: New York, [NY] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1899/08/01 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Written on "Reception of Admiral Dewey, by the City of New York."

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901

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