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Pulowski, Xavier-Franncis, fl. 1961 to Guy Fenton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02766.042 Author/Creator: Pulowski, Xavier-Franncis, fl. 1961 Place Written: Krakow Type: Typed letter signed Date: February 19, 1962 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 27.5 cm Order a Copy

Written on mourning paper. He mentions a painting at the Louvre that shows the drowning of Marshal Poniatowski. He was moved when he saw Fenton's name on the cover of Country Life. He enjoys Victorian authors like Dickens.

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