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Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) to Robert M. Patterson re: thanks for new electrotype, improving art of coining

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04990 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Place Written: Washington Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1842/08/29 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 25.4 x 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Brief thank-you note, written in a shaky hand.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881

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