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Geptill, Y. B. (fl. 1927) to Mr. Hoar

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06433.02 Author/Creator: Geptill, Y. B. (fl. 1927) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Typed letter signed Date: 22 June 1927 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24 x 15.2 cm. Order a Copy

A typed letter from Y. B. Geptill to John Hoar written on letterhead from Goodspeed's Book Shop. The letter is colateral material describing an autographed, framed letter by George Washington and a letter from Harrison Gray Otis that Geptill sent Hoar.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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