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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 to Harriet Weed

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00930.03 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: Chappaqua, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 2, 1857 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Greeley writes to the daughter of Thurlow Weed, a fellows journalist and founder of the Albany Evening Journal, about a meeting. He regrets that he could not visit sooner and arranges to have the meeting when he comes to Albany, New York. He mentions talking with her sisters, Maria and Emily.

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Weed, Harriet Ann, 1819-1893
Weed, Emily Barnes, 1827-1889
Weed, Maria Alden, 1823-1896

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