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Belmont, August, fl. 1899 To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: request by Ward for financial assistance; promises to subscribe $5000 toward the "perpetuation of the Dewey Arch."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.274 Author/Creator: Belmont, August, fl. 1899 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1899/12/12 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 27.1 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Belmont, August, fl. 1899

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