Letter : Arlington House, near Alexandria, D.C., to R.B. Taney, 1834 April 17.

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Letter : Arlington House, near Alexandria, D.C., to R.B. Taney, 1834 April 17.

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Holograph signed. Asks Taney's help in receiving compensation for the destruction of fisheries on his property, caused by dredging the Potomac River to improve Georgetown navigation.

1 item (4 p.) ; 25 cm.

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