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Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870 to H.E. Seclye

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02504.05 Author/Creator: Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 November 1854 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Burlingame, a future Massachusetts State Representative, discusses opportunities to lecture in front of an association led by H.E. Seclye. Informs Seclye that he is making arrangements to visit lyceums in New York.

Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870
Seclye, H.E., fl. 1854

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