Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Michael] McDermott, 1865 Aug. 25.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Michael] McDermott, 1865 Aug. 25.

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Autograph letter signed. Henry informs McDermott that [Congressional?] reports prior to 1863 were burned in a fire at the Smithsonian earlier that year.

1 item (1 p.) ; 21 cm.

University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago Library

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