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Corbin, Henry Clark (1842-1909) to J.Q.A. Ward

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.246 Author/Creator: Corbin, Henry Clark (1842-1909) Place Written: H[ea]d Q[uarters] Div[ision of the] M[issouri], Chicago Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 September 1886 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23 cm x 15.1 cm. Order a Copy

Re: enclosing "another draft in your favor for Five Thousand Doll[ar]s." and requesting a receipt for it.

Likely written by Henry Clark Corbin (1842-1909).

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909
Barnett, James, fl. 1884-1889
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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