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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.

Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) to Vincent Gray

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08288 Author/Creator: Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 05 April 1823 Pagination: Order a Copy

"As fast as my vessels arrive, I shall send them off the coast of Cuba again....the pirates shall have but little peace..." building a town in Florida,etc.

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