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Peckham, Rufus W., 1838-1909 Family Tree of Rufus Preckham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05085.04.04 Author/Creator: Peckham, Rufus W., 1838-1909 Place Written: Various Places Type: Autograph document Date: 1873 Pagination: Order a Copy

An annotated scrapbook concerning the sinking of the steamer Ville du Havre, on which Peckman's father died. With two separate books, "In Memory of Rufus W. Peckham" and "Memoir H.A. and Rufus W. Peckham, Jr."

Peckham, Rufus Wheeler, 1838-1909

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