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O'Brien, William Smith (1803-1864) to Mr. Dawson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.202 Author/Creator: O'Brien, William Smith (1803-1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note Date: 6 March 1859 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Declines complimentary box tickets. Written at Willard's Hotel, possibly in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Washington, D.C.

O'Brien, an Irish patriot, was a member of Parliament and an opponent of British rule in Ireland.

O'Brien, William Smith, 1803-1864
Dawson, fl. 1859

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