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Harwood, Adeline fl. 1837 to Brother and Sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.267 Author/Creator: Harwood, Adeline fl. 1837 Place Written: Rockville, CT Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 December 1849 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

He writes that they are all well. He writes of a wedding she attended with Edwin in Springfield. Closes with a poem.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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