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- GLC#
- GLC02680.08-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 11, 1858
- Author/Creator
- Guernsey, Alfred H., 1824-1902
- Title
- to John B. Marchand
- Place Written
- Franklin Square, New York
- Pagination
- 2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.4 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Encloses documents relating to the Paraguay Expedition, a naval voyage Marchand is about to take to Argentina to explore various waterways. Encloses "the sheets of 'La Plata,' as far as printed, together with the map." Also encloses an article from "Harper's Magazine, containing an abstract of some of the most important points of the Exploration." Encloses duplicate copies for Captain Thomas Jefferson Page, who was also on the expedition. Guernsey was the editor of Harper's Weekly.
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