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Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903 to Rutherford B. Hayes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02467.20 Author/Creator: Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903 Place Written: St. Paul, Minnesota Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 September 1877 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.9 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Ramsey informs President Hayes that General Robert N. McLaren's term as Marshal of the District of Minnesota will soon expire. Recommends McLaren's recommission.

Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
McLaren, Robert N., 1822-1886

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