Benson John Lossingto Harvey Gridley Eastman, 1870

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4 p.
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[Regrets that he can't take part in the dedication of a memorial fountain honoring the soldiers of Duchess County. Describes a "soldier's monument" in Honesdale, PA, and expresses a desire for a similar one in Poughkeepsienear the fountain. Calls the objections of others to such a monument un-American. Mentions a sketch of the Honesdaleone, which he promised to send to General smith but has mislaid. Mentions: Romans.]

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