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In this letter, an employee of Williamson & Mendenhall is answering E. E. Stokes' previous request for information regarding clothes and supplies he will need for gold mining in the Klondike (the letter is written to Stokes in New York, N.Y.). The unknown author details specific types of clothing such as shirts, pants, socks, shoes, etc. (along with their prices). The letter also suggests supplies such as a shoulder bag and a sleeping bag appropriate for the Alaskan weather. An annotated illustration of a jacket is glued to the first page and a heavy cloth sample that was pinned to the front page is in an envelope with the letter. The letter is signed "Williamson & Mendenhall."
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Columbia College, New York. Letter in the hand of Francis Lieber on behalf of the Professors of Columbia College.
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In this letter, Williamson is notifying Sylvester that he was awarded the Copley Medal at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society held on November 30 in London and that Williamson accepted it on Sylvester's behalf. Sylvester was then living in Maryland. Letter is written on Royal Society letterhead.
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