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Clarke, James (fl. 1811-1828) to Mrs. Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.145 Author/Creator: Clarke, James (fl. 1811-1828) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1838 Pagination: 3 p. ; 19.6 x 12.4 cm. Order a Copy

Encloses a notice of Thomas Pringle's work that has been published posthumously in a newspaper. Clarke was a printer.

Mrs. Pringle's husband was Thomas Pringle, a Scottish abolitionist and poet.

Clarke, James, fl. 1811-1838
Pringle, M., Mrs., fl. 1838-1839
Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834

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