Letter, 1895 May 29, Philadelphia, to Mrs. M.L.D. Ferris [New York?].

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Letter, 1895 May 29, Philadelphia, to Mrs. M.L.D. Ferris [New York?].

Relates to his engraved portrait of Judge Hopkinson.

1 p. Holograph signed.

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University of Michigan

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