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Humphreys, Joseph, fl. 1845 Composition

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.043 Author/Creator: Humphreys, Joseph, fl. 1845 Place Written: Danville, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 March 1845 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 28.5 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

A composition entitled, "Love, what is it." An amusing essay detailing the effects of love and judging the emotion to be "evil".

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