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Hill, Thomas, 1818-1891 to Charles Sumner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.38 Author/Creator: Hill, Thomas, 1818-1891 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Sumner to help a graduate of Harvard, Edward B. Drew, to obtain a post in the Chinese Customs Service. Drew hopes Sumner will help him arrange a meeting with Sir Frederick Bruce, British representative at Washington, D.C.

Hill, Thomas, 1818-1891
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Bruce, Frederick William Adolphus, Sir, 1814-1867

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