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Autograph Album of United States politicians

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Description
Autograph album containing signatures of United States Congress members, Supreme Court Justices, and Cabinet of the United States in 1874.
Type
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Production date
1874.
Call number
mssHM 79903
Provenance
Gift of Katherine C. Watson, March, 17, 1944.
Dimensions
23 cm :
Associated people
Allison, William B. (1829-1908,)
Belknap, William W. (1829-1890,)
Bradley, Joseph P., (1813-1892,)
Creswell, John A. J., (1828-1891,)
Delano, Columbus, (1809-1896,)
Hunt, Ward, (1810-1886,)
Kelly, J. K. (1819-1903,)
Logan, John Alexander, (1826-1886,)
Roberts, Ellis H. (1827-1918,)
Stewart, William M. (1827-1909,)
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