Letter : Washington, D.C., to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1866 Jan. 27.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1866 Jan. 27.

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Acknowledging Higginson's acceptance of "the theory advanced concerning the right to vote." Forms part of the Higginson/Fields Autograph Album.

1 item (1 p.), in album ; 38 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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