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Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick (1781-1851) to Thomas Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.220 Author/Creator: Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick (1781-1851) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 March 1819 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 18.4 x 11.6 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks Pringle for a book of verse about which he positively critiques. Encourages Pringle to continue cultivating his muse.

Pringle was a Scottish abolitionist and poet. Sharpe was a Scottish antiquary and artist.

Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, 1781-1851
Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834

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