Manuscripts
Harris, George B. To John Burt Colton. Chicago, Ill. & Los Angeles, Calif
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JA 556
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Lummis, Charles Fletcher. To Colton, John Burt. Los Angeles, Calif
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JA 591 - 595
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JA 596 - 600
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Colton, John Burt. To Kingsbury, S. Galesburg, Ill
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On verso: 1876, Jan. 5. Kingsbury, S. to John B. Colton.
JA 224
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Ripley, Edward Payson. To John Burt Colton. Chicago, Ill
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JA 1095