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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Engraving of Major General Isaac I. Stevens.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02455.30 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Glued to right is a typed biography of Stevens. "Photo by Brady." "Published by J.C. Buttre 48 Franklin St. New York"

Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893
Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862
Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896

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