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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Cyrus W. Field, 1881 May 23.

BIB_ID
292899
Accession number
MA 139.42
Creator
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893.
Display Date
1881 May 23.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 17.7 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters to Cyrus Field and documents related to the first transatlantic telegraph cable. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 139 for more information.
Written on stationery with "Department of State, Washington" printed at the top.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the New York Co-operative Society, 1909.
Summary
Welcoming him to his "native waters."