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Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 to Samuel Jarvis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01092 Author/Creator: Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 3, 1813 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 23 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Morse complains of problems with the mail. Lists books (and their prices) he obtained for Jarvis. Comments on politics in Europe and his hopes for peace in the War of 1812. Jarvis was rector of St. Michael's school in Bloomingdale, New York.

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872
Jarvis, Samuel Farmar, 1786-1851

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