Letters, 1838 June 4-1870 March 1, Deanery, St. Pauls. to George Ticknor, Boston.

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Letters, 1838 June 4-1870 March 1, Deanery, St. Pauls. to George Ticknor, Boston.

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Letter of introduction for Lyolph Stanley; very impressed with Prescott's History of Ferdinand and Isabella; introduces his friend C. Lyell; those who have died: Hallam, Prescott, Elphinstone, W. Irving. Received letters and other literary matters.

13 items. 18-25 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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