Richard Peters signature, 18uu.

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Richard Peters signature, 18uu.

The collection consists of a combined Christmas greeting and sympathy card to Mrs. Custis. The card contains the signature of Richard Peters (1810-1899).

1 item (0.1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7319601

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Custis, Mrs.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kd66m2 (person)

Peters, Richard, 1810-1889

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sb6v75 (person)

Railroad official. From the description of Richard Peters correspondence, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980332 Richard Peters (1810-1889) was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, now part of Philadelphia. After serving an apprenticeship with architect William Strickland, Richard was offered a position by John Edgar Thomson on the Georgia Railroad as an assistant engineer in 1835. He first visited Atlanta (then called Marthasville) in 1844 and moved there permanently in...