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Thompson, Victor, fl. 1889 to L.Q.G. Lamar

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.036 Author/Creator: Thompson, Victor, fl. 1889 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 April 1889 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

A letter from Thompson about his confirmation, he is writing to ask if Lamar knows anything about it. This letter is contained with another letter to Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce which is about the same topic, #GLC09400.035

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Lamar, Lucius Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1797-1834
Thompson, Victor, fl. 1889

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