Letters, 1844 November 1-1856 Sept. 4, Berlin, to George Ticknor, Boston and Dresden.

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Letters, 1844 November 1-1856 Sept. 4, Berlin, to George Ticknor, Boston and Dresden.

1844-1856

Asks to be remembered to friends; request musical books, writings (Handel-Haydn?) of the Boston Company. Comments on the European political situation; Prussian conditions. One of Raumer's friends will translate Mr. Spark's works.

4 items. 11-22 cm.

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Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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