Letters to Horace Howard Furness, Rev. William Henry Furness, Annis Pulling Jenks Furness, and Mrs. Reed, 1873-1892, n.d.

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Letters to Horace Howard Furness, Rev. William Henry Furness, Annis Pulling Jenks Furness, and Mrs. Reed, 1873-1892, n.d.

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Consists of 6 folders. There are 40 letters in the collection, including two to Rev. William Henry Furness; two to Mrs. Reed accompanying two cartes de visite; and one to Annis Pulling Jenks Furness enclosing a newspaper clipping concerning the duel between Pierce Butler (Fanny Kemble's American husband) and Mr. Shott.

42 items (56 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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