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Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904 to Alexander M. Ross

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.45 Author/Creator: Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904 Place Written: Pasadena, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 November 1896 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses declining health of herself and Ross. Wonders if they will meet in the next life, and if they will recognize each other. Tells him to ignore those who slander him, "Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and say all manner of evil against you falsely." Says her sister Anne Brown Adams "lost her home, and nearly everything by fire." Last page found on page 30 of GLC3007.56.

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897
Brown, John, 1800-1859

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