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Montgomery, James (1771-1854) to Thomas Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.199 Author/Creator: Montgomery, James (1771-1854) Place Written: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 August 1828 Pagination: 4 p. : address : docket ; 25 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses poetry versus fiction as an art form. Allows his poetry to be used by the Anti-Slavery Society for publication in their periodical.

Montgomery and Pringle were both Scottish poets and journalists.

Montgomery, James, 1771-1854
Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834

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