Thomas B. Reed autograph letter signed, 1879.

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Thomas B. Reed autograph letter signed, 1879.

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ALS, dated 1879, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to S.H. Chandler, Esq., New Gloucester, Me., in reference to Chandler's request for an agricultural report.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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