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Dr. Tachmyrtis, (fl. 1879) to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.015 Author/Creator: Dr. Tachmyrtis, (fl. 1879) Place Written: Washington D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 March 1879 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.6 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

A letter to Senator Bruce who was a member of the Education and Labor committee, from Dr. Tachmyrtis in regards to a positing on the Woodruff Scientific Expedition.

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Tachmyrtis (doctor), fl. 1879

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