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Rutan, John, fl. 1888 To: [J.Q.A. Ward]. Re: "making a monument to the Confederate dead."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.304 Author/Creator: Rutan, John, fl. 1888 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1888/01/22 Pagination: 2 p. + dock. 19.4 cm x 14.8 cm Order a Copy

Written on "Hermitage Club"stationary.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Rutan, John, fl. 1888

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