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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley letter to Henry S. Mackintosh

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Description
This letter was written by Langley to Henry S. Mackintosh, an American teacher and author. It is on Smithsonian Institution letterhead. The letter reads as follows: "I am very glad to see your hand again, and perhaps I can best answer your inquiry by enclosing you a copy of a report from the Administrative Assistant in the National Museum, in reference to the feathered cloak. If you wish anything more done through the Museum, let me know, though I rather think you would do quite as well with private parties. Very sincerely yours, S. P. Langley."
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1902, April 7.
Call number
mssHM 80278
Creator
Langley, S. P (1834-1906)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions
20 cm :
Associated people
Mackintosh, Henry S.,
Associated organization
Burndy Library,
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