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St. Gaudens, Augustus To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: a fellow sculptor's declining of a work commission, and in turn, the need to find another sculptor for the job. [Carbon Copy]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.310 Author/Creator: St. Gaudens, Augustus Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1894/08/02 Pagination: 1 p. + dock. 26.4 cm x 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Penciled mathmatic equation on reverse side.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
St. Gaudens, Augustus
Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938

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