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Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 to Rev. Sprague

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.190 Author/Creator: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 August 1841 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Morse encloses autographs to Sprague and hopes that an upcoming venture will prove fruitful. "I confess that if unfavorable, (Unfavorable to our shortsightedness perhaps) I shall suffer much."

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