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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03836.90 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 3 April Pagination: 12 p. ; 16.4 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Makes reference to a shopping trip for clothes in New York. Mentions various people and placed visited. Tells of going to several theatrical shows. Dated 3 April but with no year.

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