Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1881.

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Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1881.

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Comprises one early letter, undated [ca. 1837], written by Henry Charles Lea to his parents and ten letters from Isaac Lea written during the summer of 1881, some concerning the assassination of James A. Garfield.

11 items (11 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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