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Main, Thomas, fl. 1869 to Professor Alexander Catlin Twining

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07242.05 Author/Creator: Main, Thomas, fl. 1869 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 November 1869 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.5 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

A letter written by Thomas Main to Professor Alexander Catlin Twining. Main found a series of designs Twining had drawn for an ice machine and was notifying Twining that they were in his possession.

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