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Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862 to Henry C. Deming

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02925.06 Author/Creator: Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Letter signed Date: 6 April 1860 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Informs that he will gladly present his share of payment for a proposed compliment to a "most deserving friend Burr." Written to Deming as the Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut.

Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862
Deming, Henry Champion, 1815-1872

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