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Carnegie, Andrew (1835-1919) to Heram Hitchcock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02896 Author/Creator: Carnegie, Andrew (1835-1919) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 January 1889 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Order a Copy

States that they must begin at once for Carnegie Hall to be ready by next winter. Remarks that the location of the hall should not be below 56th Street. Discusses other financial and real estate arrangements for building Carnegie Hall. Written on 5 West Fifty-first Street, New York, stationery.

Hitchcock was owner of the 5th Avenue Hotel.

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
Hitchcock, Hiram, 1832-1900

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