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Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Engraving of Silas Wright

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0991 Author/Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of Silas Wright dated circa 1865. Half portrait of Wright.

Wright, Silas, 1795-1847
Buttre, J.C., fl. 1865

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