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Hall, Anna M., fl. 1842 to Dear Madam

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.162 Author/Creator: Hall, Anna M., fl. 1842 Place Written: Old Brompton, Kent, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 17, 1842 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 18.4 cm, Width: 11.4 cm Order a Copy

Anna M. Hall thanks an unnamed woman author for sending her book on female education. Hall feels there is currently no system of education in England, and the ideas the author espouses are much needed by the women of England. She thinks the author is wrong to elevate drawing over music, as music has given Hall much solace. Written on her Old Brompton letterhead. Possibly written near Alexandria, Virginia.

Hall, Anna M., fl. 1842

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