Autograph letter signed : New York, to James T. Fields, 1864 Mar. 1.

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Autograph letter signed : New York, to James T. Fields, 1864 Mar. 1.

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Asking if Fields will send him a copy of Ticknor's "Life of William Hickling Prescott" by express, with the express company to collect the money from White; he hopes he can have the book at a favorable price.

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

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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