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Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox (1776-1854) to Caroline Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08073 Author/Creator: Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox (1776-1854) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1792-1854 Pagination: 2 p. ; 18.8 x 15.3 cm. Order a Copy

Writes about her feelings of separation from her sister.

Thatcher, Lucy Flucker Knox, 1776-1854
Knox, Caroline Fisher, 1792-1851

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