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Whittier, John G., 1807-1892 to Sallie E. Bickford

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05092.02 Author/Creator: Whittier, John G., 1807-1892 Place Written: Danvers, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 May 1881 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.9 cm, Width: 13.4 cm Order a Copy

Whittier declines Bickford's invitation to a Union meeting because he has a Quaker meeting the day before in Amesbury.

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Bickford, Sallie E., fl. 1881

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