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Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904 to Alexander Milton Ross

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.56.07 Author/Creator: Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904 Place Written: Pasadena, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 January 1895 Pagination: 6 p. ; Order a Copy

One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated January 28, 1895. Discussing his health and thanking him for the help he has given them over the years. Discusses mutual acquaintances and a friend's bad marriage and possible visits and an album of "our dear anti-slavery friends." She requests a photograph of him to add.

Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897

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