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Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904 to Alexander M. Ross

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.48 Author/Creator: Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904 Place Written: Pasadena, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 May 1899 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

She and all of her family hope that Ross will come to visit them. Praises him for his tireless work for others. Says she never met Lucretia Mott, nor Harriet Tubman, but admires them both and says of Tubman "what an old soldier she has been. Recounts a visit with old friends. Last two pages found on page 24 of GLC3007.56.

Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913

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