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Crane, W. M. (fl. 1845) to C. K. Gardiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03479.14 Author/Creator: Crane, W. M. (fl. 1845) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Letter signed Date: 11 August 1845 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.9 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Written in secreterial hand and signed by Crane as a member of the Bureau of Ordinance and Hydrology to Colonel Gardiner as Postmaster of Washington. Asks that Gardiner give the bureau's mail to Mr. McArran, the messenger of the office.

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