Autograph letter signed : [Boston], to an unidentified man, 1867 Sept. 19 or later.

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Autograph letter signed : [Boston], to an unidentified man, 1867 Sept. 19 or later.

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Asking him to attend to a dispatch from Mr. [Frederick] Seward indicating that Mr. Ford has requested the embalming of the corpse of Sir Frederick Bruce and if necessary, a post-mortem examination.

1 item (2 p.) ; 20.6 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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