Letter to [B.A.] Stephens, 1889 Nov. 8.

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Letter to [B.A.] Stephens, 1889 Nov. 8.

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Handwritten letter explaining concession obtained by Jacob P. Leese in 1863 from the Mexican government for the colonization of the Peninsula of Lower California.

16 p. ; 19 x 12 cm.

Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Stephens, B. A. (Bascom Asbury), b. 1855.

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