James Gay Sawkins letters and enclosure : Washington, D.C. : ALS, 1854 Nov. 18 and 1854 Nov. 22.

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James Gay Sawkins letters and enclosure : Washington, D.C. : ALS, 1854 Nov. 18 and 1854 Nov. 22.

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Two letters addressed to Brantz Mayer in Baltimore, describing the tombs and temple at Mitla, Mexico, as seen by Sawkins in 1837. This material was utilized in Mayer's Observations on Mexican History and Archaeology ... (Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1856).

Originals : 11 p. ; 22-28 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (10 exposures) : negative (Rich. 416:3) and positive.

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Sawkins, James Gay, 1806-1878

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Mayer, Branz, 1809-1879.

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