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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 [Endorsed check from Gideon Welles]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03016 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Endorsement signed Date: 21 December 1868 Pagination: 1 check ; 7 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Printed check for $40 signed by Welles to "G" on recto and endorsed by Gardner on verso. With two cent Revenue stamp, drawn on Riggs & Co. Stamped paid on verso by the Nat'l Bank of the Republic, Washington, D.C.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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