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Harwood, Adeline fl. 1837 to Friends

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.268 Author/Creator: Harwood, Adeline fl. 1837 Place Written: Rockville, CT Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 March 1850 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

very faded. Ends with a poem and 2 circles that look as if they were made of hair.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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