Letter, 1864 June 2, Hartford, Conn., to Elizabeth Coit Gilman, Norwich, Conn.

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Letter, 1864 June 2, Hartford, Conn., to Elizabeth Coit Gilman, Norwich, Conn.

Regrets that plans to visit her daughter preclude her accepting the invitation to visit the house of her birth, now owned by Elizabeth Gilman; it is graven on her mind as an indelible picture.

1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

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