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Sparks, Jared to Gilbert Hawkes re: sending sample of Washington's handwriting

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04443.02 Author/Creator: Sparks, Jared Place Written: Cambridge Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1844/05/11 Pagination: 1 p. + addr Order a Copy

Transmitting GLC 4443.01.

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866

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