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Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884) to Dr. Howe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03998.02 Author/Creator: Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884) Place Written: England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1847-1878 Pagination: Order a Copy

Phillips indicates that he has consigned Howe's excellent letter to George Thompson, M.P., who will put it "into the night train to reach as many English eyes as possible." Thompson was elected a member of Parliament in 1847 for the Tower Hamlets. Dr. Howe is possibly Samuel Gridley Howe.

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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