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Caroline, Amelia (fl. 1842) to Mrs. Fry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.061 Author/Creator: Caroline, Amelia (fl. 1842) Place Written: Copenhagen, Denmark Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: April 1842 Pagination: 1 p. 16 x 10.2 cm Order a Copy

Writing as the Queen of Denmark, Caroline quotes Proverbs 19:17: "He that hath pity on the poor lendeth to the Lord, and that which he hath given will He pay him again."

Caroline, Amelia, fl. 1842

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