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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Warren, Gouverneur Kemble (1830-1882) to Elias W. Beach

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.25.01 Author/Creator: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble (1830-1882) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 19 November 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.4 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

Written on Head Quarters Fifth Army Corps letterhead. "I have the honor to furnish you my autograph as you requested."

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921
Warren, Gouverneur K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882

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