Letter : Washington, D.C., to James A. Garfield, [Washington, D.C.], 1881 Mar. 8.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to James A. Garfield, [Washington, D.C.], 1881 Mar. 8.

Autograph letter signed. Recommends Judge Billings for a circuit judgeship.

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Texas Christian University

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