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JAMES A GARFIELD ALS, "J A Garfield", as MOC, 2pp (single sheet), April 10, 1880, 8vo, Washington...

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JAMES A GARFIELD ALS,  J A Garfield , as MOC, 2pp (single sheet), April 10, 1880, 8vo, Washington...
JAMES A GARFIELD ALS, "J A Garfield", as MOC, 2pp (single sheet), April 10, 1880, 8vo, Washington, to Major Henry Hubbard, re government funding. Reads, "...The report in the newspaper to which you refer is an error. The sub-committee recommended $6000 for Conneant to keep their pier from falling into decay. The sub-committee were willing to give $15000 to Ashtabula but Mr [Amos] Townsend got them to report conditionally an appropriation of $20000. I shall go before the full committee...and insist upon the largest appropriation it is possible to get..." Some soiling (mostly at folds), o/w VG. $400-600