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Lee, Sarah (1791-1856) to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.187 Author/Creator: Lee, Sarah (1791-1856) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 April 1831 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 20.3 x 12.1 cm. Order a Copy

Delivers an account of her travels. Mentions her respect for Thomas Pringle.

Sarah Lee was a British author of "Stories from Strange Lands and Fragments from the Notes of a Traveller." Pringle was a Scottish poet and abolitionist.

Lee, Sarah, 1791-1856

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