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Butterfield, Julia L., fl. 1899 To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: expressing appreciation of Ward's sculpture on behalf of her husband, Gen. Butterfield.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.260 Author/Creator: Butterfield, Julia L., fl. 1899 Place Written: Cold-Spring-on-Hudson [New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1899/08/21 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901
Butterfield, Julia L., fl. 1899

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