Letter, 1864 October 14.

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Letter, 1864 October 14.

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Ward, at Boston, writes to W.P. Fessenden, at Washington; "But the death of my old friend Joshua Bates of the firm of Baring Brothers and Co. is an occasion I cannot let pass. In him we lost one of the landmarks of the commercial world; a true American and a most valuable ally to our cause in England."

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American Periodical Series I

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