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        "Includes text, notes, and descriptive index of \"References.\"",
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        "\"I certify that this is a true copy of the original in this office, John Stewart, civil engineer in charge of records, 10th Oct'r 1882.\"",
        "Includes seal of the Office of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, Washington D.C.",
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