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Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, 1781-1851 to Thomas Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.220 Author/Creator: Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, 1781-1851 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 1, 1819 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 18.4 cm, Width: 11.6 cm Order a Copy

Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe thanks Pringle for a book of verse about which he positively critiques. He encourages Pringle to continue cultivating his muse.

Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, 1781-1851
Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834

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