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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.49 Author/Creator: Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 1877-1900 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses events at Kennedy Farm while preparing to raid Harpers Ferry. Anne Brown was there to help cook and clean. Author and recipient inferred from content. Only the last four pages remain.

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

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