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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.

Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Directing Secretary of War to release records. On verso of ALS from Wm. Reid

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03178 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Place Written: [Washington] Type: Endorsement signed Date: 07 October 1868 Pagination: 1, 3 p. 25 x 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Intended to exonerate President Buchanan from the charge of colluding with Gen. David Twiggs in surrendering Federal posts in Texas.

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