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[[underlined]] Ord[[superscript]] d [[/superscript]] the 8th [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] 5th Oct [[/underlined]]
Oct. 3d 1837.

Mr Jas. Milliken
Secretary Phoenix Iron Company
Philadelphia.
Dear Sir, 
Be so good as to forward for the floor of the attic story of the connecting corridors, of the Extension U.S. Capitol--
Thirty five (35)^[[insertion]] Rolled [[/insertion]] Iron Beams each twenty seven (27) feet long and 9 "inches deep.
The above are wanted as soon as possible
Respectfully
Your Obt. Sevet.
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