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Swan, Sally W., fl. 1797 to Julia Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07007 Author/Creator: Swan, Sally W., fl. 1797 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 July 1797 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Sends her condolences about a still-born baby, possibly a sibling of Julia's and tries to comfort her.

Knox, Julia Wadsworth, fl. 1782-1798
Swan, Sally W., fl. 1797

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