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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 to General Kimberly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.109 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 25, 1840 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Introduces John J. Audubon. Infers Audubon's dependence on the success of the quarto "Synopsis of the birds of North America," published 1839. Hand delivered by Audubon.

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Kimberly (general), fl. 1840
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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