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Swan, Sally W. (fl. 1797) to Julia Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06986 Author/Creator: Swan, Sally W. (fl. 1797) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 15 June 1797 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 25.3 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Expresses her worries at not hearing any reply to the letters she wrote her and that she misses her.

Knox, Julia Wadsworth, fl. 1782-1798
Swan, Sally W., fl. 1797

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