Letter, 1898 Dec. 5 [Cairo?] to [S.P.] Langley [Washington, D.C.].

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Letter, 1898 Dec. 5 [Cairo?] to [S.P.] Langley [Washington, D.C.].

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Invites Langley to come to Cairo on Jan. 20.

[2] p. on 1 l. Holograph signed.

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