Autograph letter signed "Baker" : Ismailia, to the Duke of St. Albans, 1873 May 20.

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Autograph letter signed "Baker" : Ismailia, to the Duke of St. Albans, 1873 May 20.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270870241

Offering sympathy on the death of his wife and giving an account of his accomplishments as governor-general of the Equatorial Nile as he prepares to return to England.

1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo) + with envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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