Charles T. Gorham correspondence, 1861-1899.

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Charles T. Gorham correspondence, 1861-1899.

Forty-three letters from friends and political associates, four letters from Zachariah Chandler, 1860-1870, letter from Queen Emma, 1871, and one from Prince William of Orange, 1874, six letters on affairs in Marshall, 1870-1875, two letters from Governor Henry P. Baldwin, and letter from General William T. Sherman, 1878; also a scrapbook of invitations to official functions and calling cards received while minister to the Netherlands; and photograph.

60 items and 1 oversize v.

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Bentley Historical Library

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