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Cunningham, Allan (1784-1842) to Thomas Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.152 Author/Creator: Cunningham, Allan (1784-1842) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 October 1832 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.4 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Denounces a certain critic as having no genius and no right to judge his work. Sympathizes with Pringle's problems with booksellers.

Thomas Pringle was a Scottish abolitionist and poet. Cunningham was a Scottish poet.

Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842
Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834

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