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Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926 to Alexander M. Ross

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.18 Author/Creator: Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926 Place Written: Rohnerville, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 December 1887 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Discussing newspaper articles related to her father, John Brown, and others' opinions of him. "I find now, since all the men who had any knowledge of his affairs, have written recollections and confessions, that he told me more of his plans than he ever confided to his most intimate friends." Discusses her troubles studying when younger, vegetarian diets, tooth decay, and Ross' plan to feed every Englishman for nine cents a day.

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897
Brown, John, 1800-1859

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