Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson) (1794-1854) to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.188 Author/Creator: Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson) (1794-1854) Place Written: [illegible] Type: Autograph note signed Date: 27 May 1834 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 19.5 x 12.3 cm. Order a Copy
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Lockhart was a novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote a biography of Scott, his father-in-law.
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