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Dundas, Isabella, 1747-1823 to James Dundas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02549.41 Author/Creator: Dundas, Isabella, 1747-1823 Place Written: Richmond, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 February 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Updates James again on the medical condition of their friends who were the victims of a fire, informing him of and lamenting the death of Bessy due to her injuries (see GLC02546.35). Seal partially intact.

Dundas, Isabella, 1747-1823
Dundas, James, 1752-1831

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