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This letter is in regards to a medal design for General Zachary Taylor.

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Letter from W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War to R. M. Patterson, Director of the Mint
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Letter from W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War to R. M. Patterson, Director of the Mint
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This letter is in regards to a medal design for General Zachary Taylor.
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