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Adee, Alvey Augustus, 1842-1924 To: Col. Rockwell. Re: facsimile of "the Declaration" (presumably, Independence) and attempt to acquire an"impression" of the Presidential Seal.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.301 Author/Creator: Adee, Alvey Augustus, 1842-1924 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1883/06/29 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Discussing a facsimile "of the Declaration" (presumably, Independence) and the Presidential Seal.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Adee, Alvey Augustus, 1842-1924
Rockwell (colonel), fl. 1833

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