Autograph letter signed : Morgantown, West Va., to President Garfield, 1881 Mar. 23.

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Autograph letter signed : Morgantown, West Va., to President Garfield, 1881 Mar. 23.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270587874

Recommending J. Marshall Hagans [his son-in-law] for a position in government service.

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

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7191598

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Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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Willey, Waitman T. (Waitman Thomas), 1811-1900

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