Autograph letter signed : New York, to W.W. Belknap, 1872 Apr. 11.

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Autograph letter signed : New York, to W.W. Belknap, 1872 Apr. 11.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270131659

Urging him to reconsider his refusal to speak at the "Thomas monument meeting."

1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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