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Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.171 Author/Creator: Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1840 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.4 x 12 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses one of her supporters, Henry F. Chorley. Describes the cold winter and reports other news.

Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888
Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872

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