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to Sarah W. Nichols

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08934.047 Author/Creator: Place Written: McDonough, GA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 August 1836 Pagination: 4 p. : address : Height: 21 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

This letter inquires after Sarah's health and monetary situation, including her marriage and the state of the inheritance her siblings received after their mother's death. This was written by someone named Mary, but it is not clear whether it is their cousin, a friend of Aurelia's, or someone else.

Hale, Aurelia, 1798-?
Hale, Sarah, 1801-?

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