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Pottier & Stymus To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt for sum of $1000 paid by Ward to "Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing Company."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.299 Author/Creator: Pottier & Stymus Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 1869/11/22 Pagination: 1 p. 21.1 cm x 13.1 cm Order a Copy

Written on "Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing Company" stationary. Cancelled 2 cent orange stamp on right side.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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