ALS : Berlin, to [Adolphe] Quetelet, Brussels, 1852 March 9.

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ALS : Berlin, to [Adolphe] Quetelet, Brussels, 1852 March 9.

Writes introducing Colonel d'Olberg.

1 item (1 p. in folder) ; 25 x 30 cm.

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