Washburn, C. C. (Cadwallader Colden) (1818-1882) to H. M. Benedict, Esq.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02464.19 Author/Creator: Washburn, C. C. (Cadwallader Colden) (1818-1882) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 March 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.1 x 25.2 cm. Order a Copy
General Washburn replies to a note from Benedict, a lawyer in Albany, New York. Writes, "I regret that I had not sooner received it that I might have concentrated even in a very small way to the great charity with which you are connected. As you mention that the purchasers of Albums have been promised autographs which might arrive after the fair, I enclosed you a few of mine."
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