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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Adams & Co. (San Francisco, Calif.) Adams & Co Bank note $400

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09234.22 Author/Creator: Adams & Co. (San Francisco, Calif.) Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: Autograph document signed Date: 12 June 1853 Pagination: 1 p. ; 9.5 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

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