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Thompson, Ruth Brown (1829-1904) [Letter and pressed flower to Alexander Milton Ross] [Decimilized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.56.08 Author/Creator: Thompson, Ruth Brown (1829-1904) Place Written: Pasadena, California Type: Header Record Date: 16 November 1896 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

One letter and a pressed flower from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 16, 1896.

Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904
Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897

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