Autograph letter signed : Concord, Mass., to the editors of The Critic, Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder, 1884 Aug. 22.

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Autograph letter signed : Concord, Mass., to the editors of The Critic, Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder, 1884 Aug. 22.

Paying tribute to Oliver Wendell Holmes on his 75th birthday.

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Harris, William Torrey, 1835-1909

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