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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Gerrit Smith]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05110 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: New York; Petersboro (NY/NH?) Type: Photograph signed Date: 1862 September 5 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.8 cm, Width: 5.9 cm Order a Copy

Mounted (for an album?) to 16.3 x 10 cm. Inscribed on the mount: "I am, my dear Mary R. Smith, your old friend, Gerrit Smith."

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