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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on state election in New York]

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[Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878]. [Remarks on state election in New York]

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Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1850]
Call number: WE 480
Creator: Welles, Gideon (1802-1878)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Stan V. Henkels (Philadelphia), 1924.
Associated people: Welles, Edgar Thaddeus, (1843-1914.)
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