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Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895 to Henry T. Tackerman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01596.05 Author/Creator: Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 2, 1870 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Badeau thanks Tackerman for his photographs of President Ulysses S. Grant and for a pleasant note Tackerman wrote, and declares that Grant was gratified and appreciative. Letter written on Executive Mansion stationery.

Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895
Tackerman, Henry T., fl. 1870
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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