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Hale, Aurelia (ca. b. 1798) to Sarah W. Nichols

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08934.044 Author/Creator: Hale, Aurelia (ca. b. 1798) Place Written: Prairie, AL Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1835 Pagination: 4 p. : address : 21 x 26 cm Order a Copy

They will not be going North this spring after all, because Thomas has to go to New Orleans to buy property and pursue business, and rather than go alone, Aurelia wants to accompany him. They also hope to visit his brother while they are traveling.

Aurelia Hale was born in Glastonbury, in Hartford, Connecticut sometime before 20 December 1798.

Hale, Aurelia, 1798-?
Hale, Sarah, 1801-?

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