Correspondence, 1864-1865.

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Correspondence, 1864-1865.

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Asks Alexander H. Holley to give his kinsman, Napoleon Dana, advice on the iron business in Falls Village, Conn.; urges Holley to read the Faneuil Hall Address to the people of the United States, which he has drawn up and which will appear in the New York papers shortly.

3 items ; 21 x 14 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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