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Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 to Adam G. De Gurowski

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07483.11 Author/Creator: Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 March 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Apologizes for not acknowledging Count Gurowski's correspondence sooner. Mentions the Count's diary, which was published as a pamphlet and states he would love to see public opinion run in the same channels. States, "I am hard at work in the trenches..." as his reason for not responding.

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
De Gurowski, Adam G., count, 1805-1866

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