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Church, William C. (fl. 1899) To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: the possibility of reproducing the Dewey Arch into marble, and costs associated with it. [Carbon Copy]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.271 Author/Creator: Church, William C. (fl. 1899) Place Written: New York, NY Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1899/11/04 Pagination: 2 p. 21.3 cm x 13.9 cm Order a Copy

Church, a representative of The Citizens Committee for Perpetuating the Dewey Arch, writes to Ward about the possibility of reproducing the Dewey Arch into a permanent form [marble].

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Dewey, George, 1837-1917
Church, William C., fl. 1899

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