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G., Mattie, fl. 1815-1860 to Emily

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03209.27.11 Author/Creator: G., Mattie, fl. 1815-1860 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1850 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Describes toys recently received for Christmas. The author is a cousin of the recipient. Docketed "Blair Lee, Esq.," indicating that the author and recipient were related to Francis Preston Blair Lee, a Senator, lawyer, and social reformer from Maryland.

Lee, Francis Preston Blair, 1857-1944
G., Mattie, fl. 1815-1860
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Holidays and Celebrations
Children and Family
Gift
The First Age of Reform

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