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Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 to Sir

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.658 Author/Creator: Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 January 1879 Pagination: 2.5 p. : docket ; 10.5 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

He was supposed to have an elocution lesson Tuesday evening but he has not heard from him. He checked to see if he had moved and found that he still lived at his present address. Includes docket.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Junkerman, Julius, fl. 1877

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