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Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910 [Signed manuscript copy of the first stanza of the Battle Hymn of the Republic]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01252 Author/Creator: Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: circa 1871-1910 Pagination: 1 half sheet Height: 10 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Written for her granddaughter, one of the daughters of Laura E. Richards.

Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910

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