Letters to Harold Fletcher from prominent Boston citizens

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Letters to Harold Fletcher from prominent Boston citizens

Date

1866-1903

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http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou00144

Abstract

Letters from prominent Boston citizens thanking Harold Fletcher, a prominent artisan, for his work restoring their paintings.

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1 box (.3 linear ft.)

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eng,

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Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6383299

Houghton Library

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Fletcher, Harold, recipient.

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Fletcher was a Boston artisan (d.1903?) who specialized in the restoration of paintings. From the guide to the Letters to Harold Fletcher from prominent Boston citizens, 1866-1903., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

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