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Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham) (1816-1892) to A.H. Bowman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08246.01 Author/Creator: Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham) (1816-1892) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 07 July 1855 Pagination: Order a Copy

Justifies the use of an ornate molding of the Capitol Dome.

Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

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