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Talfourd, Thomas Noon, Sir, 1795-1854 to Thomas Chamberlain

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.232 Author/Creator: Talfourd, Thomas Noon, Sir, 1795-1854 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 21, 1844 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the marriage of his butler and his subsequent move to an undesirable location. Talfourd questions his own happiness in a similar situation.

Talfourd, Thomas Noon, Sir, 1795-1854
Chamberlain, Thomas, fl. 1844

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