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Pickett, Byron M., fl. 1866 To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt confirming that Ward paid $165, in relation to a monument of Van Buren.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.289 Author/Creator: Pickett, Byron M., fl. 1866 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph note signed Date: 1866/02/23 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 14.3 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

2 cent stamp in left margin.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Pickett, Byron M., fl. 1866

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