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Envelope addressed to Mr. L.C. Handy from Bogota and Magdalena Railway Co.

Envelope addressed to Mr. L.C. Handy from Bogota and Magdalena Railway Co.

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January 22, 1896
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Check From John Draper

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c. 1879
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Letter addressed to "Dear Nephew" (L.C. Handy) from Mathew Brady

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April 30, 1895
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Biography of William H. Prescott

Biography of William H. Prescott

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Handwritten biography of Josiah Henson

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