[Letter] 1926 August 26, Boston, Mass. [to] James B. Pond, New York City, N.Y. / Byrd.

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[Letter] 1926 August 26, Boston, Mass. [to] James B. Pond, New York City, N.Y. / Byrd.

Typescript signed. Letter to James B. Pond of the Pond Lecture Bureau requesting his permission to attend the annual banquet of the National Aeronautic Association.

1 leaf ; 28 cm.

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