Letter, 1852 May 11, South Boston, to Alexander Macdonald, Janesville, Wisconsin.

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Letter, 1852 May 11, South Boston, to Alexander Macdonald, Janesville, Wisconsin.

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Bridgman writes that she has spent time with Macdonald's mother, and with Dr. and Mrs. Carpenter in Providence.

1 item (4 p.), in folder ; 26 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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