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Grant, J.A.S., fl. 1873 to Professor Owen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.079 Author/Creator: Grant, J.A.S., fl. 1873 Place Written: Cairo, Egypt Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 29, 1873 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 22.7 cm Order a Copy

J.A. S. Grant sends a fossil of an ivory tusk and the body of a vertebra via George May Powell, who also bears an interesting specimen from the Pyramid Plateau. He recommends Powell.

Powell, George May, 1835-1905
Grant, J.A.S., fl. 1873

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