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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.

United States. Dept. of the Treasury [Transmittal of a check in the amount of $101,084.93]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06473.07 Author/Creator: United States. Dept. of the Treasury Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document Date: 16 January 1877 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Printed document from the Treasury of the United States with "Coin Transfer Check" enclosed. Worth $100,000 plus $1,084.93 in interest, for the redemption of bonds. Contains a printed signature from A. U. Wyman, Treasurer of the United States.

Peter Cooper was a wealthy manufacturer, inventor, and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Cooper Union and a presidential candidate of Greenback Party in 1876.

Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883

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