Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to James Abbott, Detroit, [Mich.], 1832 July 13.

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Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to James Abbott, Detroit, [Mich.], 1832 July 13.

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July 13, 1832, letter of introduction to fur trader James Abbott of Detroit, written by William B. Astor for Mr. Von Braunsberg (Alexander Philip Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied), who was beginning his two-year natural science expedition to the trans-Mississippi region of North America. The introduction was probably never used, as cholera in Detroit and Buffalo prevented the prince from traveling west via the Great Lakes.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm.

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