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St. Gaudens, Augustus, fl. 1894 To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: completed busts and their proper location. [Carbon Copy]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.308 Author/Creator: St. Gaudens, Augustus, fl. 1894 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1894/06/13 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26.4 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

"I did not know that we were to pass on the busts after they were completed, and I should certainly prefer not doing so; but my memory is beautifully inconsistent, that it is quite possible that I suggested that we look at the work after its completion - if I did I was a damn fool."

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
St. Gaudens, Augustus, fl. 1894

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