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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.

12 invitations to commemorative events held in honor of Washington's inauguration as president and of the British evacuation of New York, 1883-1889.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.226 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: 25 November 1883-8 May 1889 Pagination: 12 items, various sizes. Order a Copy

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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