[Letter], 1875 12 mo 22, Amesbury, [Mass. to] "my dear friend."

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[Letter], 1875 12 mo 22, Amesbury, [Mass. to] "my dear friend."

Does not object to the use of his poem; refers to daughter of Dr. Eliot whose efforts for "enslaved and sick & suffering during our agony of the Rebellion are freshly remembered."

[2] p. ; 20 x 13 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8203578

Haverford College Library

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Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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