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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.46 Author/Creator: Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904 Place Written: Pasadena, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 January 1897 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Praises Ross, thanks him for his friendship, and wishes they could see each other. Talks of beautiful California weather and geography. Worries that her husband, Henry Thompson, may not have long to live.

Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Thompson, Henry, 1822-1911

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