ALS, [1862?] December 10 : [s.l.], to unknown.

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ALS, [1862?] December 10 : [s.l.], to unknown.

Asks for copies of book before it is published. Letter's watermark is 1862, so she is probably referring to "The Story of the Guard," published by Ticknor and Fields.

1 p. ; 18 x 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6860298

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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