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Patterson, Robert M., 1787-1854 to Joseph M. Kennedy

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02117 Author/Creator: Patterson, Robert M., 1787-1854 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 June 1843 Pagination: 1 p. : address Order a Copy

Discusses sending dies for the half dollar and the quarter-dollar. Patterson served as director of the U.S. Mint from 1835 to 1851.

Patterson, Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854

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