W. T. Sherman letters to David Milliken, Jr., 1886.

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W. T. Sherman letters to David Milliken, Jr., 1886.

Two holograph letters to David Milliken, Jr., Secretary of the Union League Club in New York City. Sherman declines two social invitations, including a reception for the inauguration of the Statue of Liberty.

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