Letter, 1872 Dec. 5, Buffalo [N.Y.] to E.S. Stuart [n.p.].

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Letter, 1872 Dec. 5, Buffalo [N.Y.] to E.S. Stuart [n.p.].

Responds to a request for his autograph, remarking about the posthumous honors bestowed on Horace Greely [!] which contrast with the critical abuse he endured while alive.

1 p. Holograph signed.

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