Letter, Feb. 4, 1887.

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Letter, Feb. 4, 1887.

Letter written and signed, while serving in the House, to Ben Perley Poore, Clerk of Printing Records, notifying him of address to be used for La Follette in the second edition of the Congressional Directory.

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La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925

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Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887

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