Letter : to President Pierce / by Augustus Caesar Dodge, 1854 May 20.

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Letter : to President Pierce / by Augustus Caesar Dodge, 1854 May 20.

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Signed by A. C. Dodge, George W. Jones, and Bernhart Henn. Recommends Maj. Luther M. Davis to fill the post of United States Marshal for Utah.

2 p. ; 25 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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