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Schenck, Robert C. (1809-1890) to Henry B. Anthony

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03476.14 Author/Creator: Schenck, Robert C. (1809-1890) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 March 1880 Pagination: 1 p. ; 18 x 11.5 cm. Order a Copy

Thanking Anthony for his assistance "in my nephew's case."

Robert C. Schenck had served as a Congressman from Ohio and a Union Major General of Volunteers.
Henry B. Anthony was a Senator from Rhode Island.

Anthony, Henry Bowen, 1815-1884
Schenck, Robert Cumming, 1809-1890

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