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Nemetz, Charles, fl. 1899 To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: criticism of Ward for making a female and not a male angel on the Dewey Arch.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.268 Author/Creator: Nemetz, Charles, fl. 1899 Place Written: Council Bluffs, Iowa Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1899/09/30 Pagination: 2 p. 20.2 cm x 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Purple stamp on p. 2: "J.C. DeHaven, Druggist and News Dealer, Council Bluffs, Iowa."

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Nemetz, Charles, fl. 1899

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