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George Bancroft letter to D. Appleton & Company, 1877 October 23.
Wyles SC 391LOCAL
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Title:

George Bancroft letter to D. Appleton & Company, 1877 October 23
George Bancroft letter to D. Appleton and Company

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891, creator

Creator/Contributor:

D. Appleton and Company, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Online Archive of California

Abstract:

Holograph letter written on behalf of and signed by George Bancroft from 1623 H. St., Washington, D. C. to Messrs. D. Appleton & Company to request that a Supplement to the Popular Science Monthly No. 6, which he never received, to be sent to him. A stamp at top of the letter reads: "Subscription Book, Department Boundbook Division, October 24, 1877, D. Appleton & Co., 549 Broadway, N. Y.".

Date:

1877 (issued)

Subject:

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Bancroft, George -- 1800-1891 -- Correspondence
Popular science monthly
Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Periodicals -- Publishing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Correspondence
Statesmen -- United States -- Correspondence

Note:

Use of the collection is unrestricted.
George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman who, while serving as the 17th United States Secretary of the Navy, established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Cite as: [Identification of item], George Bancroft letter to D. Appleton & Company. Wyles SC 391. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Type:

Letters (correspondence)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Language:

English

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Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.