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Letter to Thomas Jefferson from B. Henry Latrobe, November 5, 1816.

Letter to Thomas Jefferson from B. Henry Latrobe, November 5, 1816.

 

Letter to Thomas Jefferson from B. Henry Latrobe, November 5, 1816

Latrobe’s letter included a sketch of column capitals with a tobacco-leaf motif.

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