Letters, 1841-1843, London, Eng., to "Dear Sir" [Henry Ledyard].

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Letters, 1841-1843, London, Eng., to "Dear Sir" [Henry Ledyard].

[1] 1841, Dec. -- Returns Mr. Stevenson's letter with extract from Lord Palmerston's. Will care for anything forwarded to him while he is in London. [2] 1843, May 12 -- Will forward all American penitentiary reports which are available in England for the use of M. de Tocqueville.

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