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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.39 Author/Creator: Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926 Place Written: Petrolia, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1894 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

May write articles about John Brown for money, and discusses her family. Has "written a sketch for an eastern paper" which she hopes to get paid for, and has other offers to write about her father. Discusses her financial hardships, lives of her grown children and her sister Ruth, and a malicious neighbor. The last two pages are attached to GLC03007.35. Recipient inferred from content.

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

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