Letters, 1908-1910.

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Letters, 1908-1910.

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Twenty-one letters written to Electra (Havemeyer) Webb, art collector and museum benefactor, and one letter to Electra's mother, Louisine Havemeyer, written in the two years following the death of H.O. Havemeyer (1907), expressing sympathy for the recently bereaved family and concern about Louisine Haveyemer's health.

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Shelburne Museum, Inc., Research Library

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