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Smith, Stephen, fl. 1868 Check: to J.Q.A. Ward. Re: payment of $150 "For Professional Services, rendered to family."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.298 Author/Creator: Smith, Stephen, fl. 1868 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 1869/08/02 Pagination: 1 p. + dock. 11.3 cm x 21.3 cm Order a Copy

2 cent orange stamp in bottom margin.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Smith, Samuel, 1752-1839
Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1772-1845

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