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Clark, William, 1770-1838 [Note signed by William Clark]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02475.04.02 Author/Creator: Clark, William, 1770-1838 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 1828-1829 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 6.6 cm Order a Copy

Clark, explorer and Superintendent of Indian Affairs, refers to a unspecified claim that "should be allowed by the government." States that the claim is supported by Colonel McKenney (possibly Thomas McKenney, the first head of the War Department) and Peter Buell Porter, the Secretary of War.

Clark, William, 1770-1838
McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859
Porter, Peter Buell, 1773-1844

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