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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

[Note to John N. Worcester and family explaining plans for a tribute to his recently deceased son]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03974.23 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 August 1863 Pagination: Order a Copy

Worcester, John H., 1839-1863

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