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Evarts, William Maxwell (1818-1901) Working draft of the "Centennial oration" delivered at Philadelphia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03407 Author/Creator: Evarts, William Maxwell (1818-1901) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 1876 Pagination: 60 p. + 2 docs 36 x 22 cm Order a Copy

Original working draft of his speech at the Exposition, accompanied by William M. Evarts ALS to Joseph R. Hawley 3 p. 12/1/1875 and Joseph R. Hawley DS 7/6/1876 officially thanking Evarts for the oration.
[Delivered at exposition celebrating the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.]

Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901

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