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Hale, Joseph, fl. 1837 to James L. Belden to John Joseph Wright

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08934.052 Author/Creator: Hale, Joseph, fl. 1837 Place Written: Weathersfield, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1815-1860 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

This folio contains two letters, neither of which are dated. Both appear to have been written for the purpose of expressing appreciation for friendship and saying goodbye, and may have been written near the end of Joseph Hale's life in or around 1837.

Hale, Aurelia, 1798-?
Hale, Sarah, 1801-?

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