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Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 to Marshall E. Bean

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.189 Author/Creator: Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 October 1966 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Morison responds to a letter by Bean, citing his favorite Biblical quotations as "I know that my Redeemer liveth... " and "My Father's house has many mansions."

Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976

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