ALS (with initials), 1819 [Sept., no day], Washington, D.C., to Albert Gallatin.

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ALS (with initials), 1819 [Sept., no day], Washington, D.C., to Albert Gallatin.

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Questions the use in peacetime of a "sea-letter" which he has just signed, and asks if a more appropriate type of document should not be provided.

1 item (1 p.) ; 25 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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