Letter, 1866 November 26, Cambridge, Mass., to George Ticknor [n.p.].

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Letter, 1866 November 26, Cambridge, Mass., to George Ticknor [n.p.].

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The Lowell lectures are hard work. An important book is lacking from the Boston Library. Has finished an article on the glaciers in Maine.

2 p. on 1 fold. leaf 21 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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