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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.

Unknown London credit account sheet of Dr. Hart Gibson and William Hoge & Co.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.080 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: New York Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 13 December 1856 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28 x 27.5 cm. Order a Copy

Indicates that interest is paid at 7%. Includes amounts dating from December 1855 to December 1856. The debt totals 1,625.67.

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

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