Autograph letter signed : Newburgh, to J. Watson Webb, 1884 May 3.

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Autograph letter signed : Newburgh, to J. Watson Webb, 1884 May 3.

Thanking him for a copy of his "Reminiscences" of his father.

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

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Headley, J. T., 1813-1897

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