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Unknown [Draft letter]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.153 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: no date Pagination: 7 p. ; 6 x 10 cm. Order a Copy

Re: "It is a quaint perhaps a true saying, that women bear misfortunes better than men…."

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