Letter, 1853 March 16 [to] John M. McCalla / Bedford Brown.

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Letter, 1853 March 16 [to] John M. McCalla / Bedford Brown.

Holograph signed. Former U.S. Senator Brown says he is enclosing a letter to Senator Augustus C. Dodge, which McCalla may use to obtain the position of Second Auditor of the Treasury Department, in the Pierce Administration.

[1] leaf ; 23 cm.

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George Washington University

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Brown, Bedford, 1795-1870

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