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Cowper, William, 1731-1800 to Lady Hesketh

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.149 Author/Creator: Cowper, William, 1731-1800 Place Written: Olney, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1773-1790 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Declines recipient's offer to send salmon to Olney where the price is prohibitively expensive. Discusses local matters.

Cowper, William, 1731-1800
Hesketh, Harriet, 1733-1807

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