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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 to B. B. French

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.153 Author/Creator: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 March 1842 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 13.1 cm Order a Copy

Promises to send a copy of his remarks from a past engagement. French was Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown), 1800-1870

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