AL (3rd person) : Washington, D.C., to Aaron Ogden Dayton, [1840 May, no day].

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AL (3rd person) : Washington, D.C., to Aaron Ogden Dayton, [1840 May, no day].

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Makes an appointment to discuss the establishment of a "cabinet of natural history" in Washington.

1 item (1 p.) ; 20 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851

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