Letters to Mrs. Francis Edward Pegram, 1905-1941.

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Letters to Mrs. Francis Edward Pegram, 1905-1941.

Letters, 1905 and 1912, to the Baltimore resident from Emma James Story de Gogorza decline an invitation and express concern for Mrs. Pegram's illness. Letters, 1917 and 1922, from Alice Van Leer Carrick, discuss glassware and antiques, and in a letter, 1941, Clarence William Anderson agrees to autograph some books.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7636144

University of Virginia. Library

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Pegram, Francis Edward, Mrs,

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Carrick, Alice van Leer

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Gogorza, Emma James Story de,

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Anderson, C. W. (Clarence William), 1891-1971

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