Letter, 1922, November 12, New York City [to] Mrs. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Elsa Barker. 1922.

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Letter, 1922, November 12, New York City [to] Mrs. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Elsa Barker. 1922.

Says that she is enjoying the good write up of her new novel " Fielding Sargent" in the Bulletin of the P.S.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 22 cm.

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Markham, Anna Catherine, 1859-1938

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