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Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) to Alexander M. Ross

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.09 Author/Creator: Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) Place Written: Bridgeville, California Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 February 1880 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks him for the books he sent, offers to send him "curiosities" from California, such as plants. Praises him for his friendship with and appreciation of Thoreau.

Anne Brown Adams was the daughter of John Brown.
Alexander M. Ross was a famous Canadian naturalist, also a prominent abolitionist and a strong supporter of John Brown.

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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