Manuscripts

Elizabeth Carter letter to "Dear Madam"

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Description: Re: returning from a trip to Paris.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1782 October 28 and 31.
Call number: mssHM 17023
Creator: Carter, Elizabeth (1717-1806)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Myers & Co., January 1953.
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