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Swan, E.H., fl. 1923 to Arthur Ruhl

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09761.37 Author/Creator: Swan, E.H., fl. 1923 Place Written: Petrograd, Russia Type: Letter signed Date: 20 October 1923 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Arthur Ruhl from E.H. Swan dated Petrograd, October 20, 1923. Pertains to following up on the matter of the bird (from GLC09761.31, GLC09761.35 and GLC09761.35). Swan notifies Ruhl that the zoo is unwilling to sell the bird. He states the director of the zoo had been approached by another American zoo about the same bird. At that time the zoo could not part with the bird due to its rarity.

Ruhl, Arthur, 1876-1935
Swan, E.H., fl. 1923

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