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Bremer, Fredrika, fl. 1850 [In all things seek the truth!]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.132 Author/Creator: Bremer, Fredrika, fl. 1850 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: circa 1850 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Manuscript consists of an aphorism in German, its English translation ("Trans. In all things seek the truth!"), and the signature. Verso is an inscription, "with Mrs. Porter's compliments and thanks, to Mr. Ryland", and (in a third hand) the identification of "Mrs. Porter" as Janet Porter.

Bremer, Fredrika, fl. 1850

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