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Nellie (fl. 1856) to Mrs. Bennet L. Scott

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09832.21 Author/Creator: Nellie (fl. 1856) Place Written: Waterbury, Connecticut Type: Letter signed Date: 3 December 1856 Pagination: 1 envelope ; 4 p. ; 20 x 16.1 cm. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Mrs. Bennet L. Scott dated Waterbury, December 3, 1856. Relays that all family members are sick with fever and stomach aches. Also mentions other family members who have passed and the marriage of Maggie Manross.

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