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Rogers, Samuel (1763-1855) to Thomas Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.214 Author/Creator: Rogers, Samuel (1763-1855) Place Written: Westminster, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 February 1829 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 18.2 x 11.2 cm. Order a Copy

Declines an invitation for a meeting. Expresses concern over the success of an annual publication as well as his ability to contribute quality material. Docket by Pringle explains an ambiguous line regarding aforementioned annual.

Rogers was a British poet and banker. Pringle was a Scottish abolitionist and poet.

Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834
Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855

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