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Benjamin M. Read letter to Walter Douglas

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Description: In this signed typewritten letter on Benjamin Read's professional letterhead, he thanks Walter Douglas for his prompt response to his letter and thanks him for his assistance, adding that he will give him credit in the next edition of the Illustrated History of New Mexico. Read also says that he would like to call on Douglas in the near future to examine the documents he has. He further requests additional information on the Gerónimo de Rivera Rendón bigamy case of 1603 along with Douglas's own credentials and citations. He closes by writing that he is send Douglas a copy of his large History of New Mexico by tomorrow's express.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1915, January 2.
Call number: mssHM 31542
Creator: Read, Benjamin M (1853-1927)

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Benjamin M. Read letter to Walter Douglas

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