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  • Letter from Mary C. Ferguson to William Allingham, July 22, 1855
    Multi-Page Item | 9 pages | 1855 | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920One letter and corresponding envelope from Irish author Mary C. Ferguson to William Allingham calling herself a "lazy, indolent, good for nothing, as a correspondent." She also apologizes for not having responded to his letter sooner. She explains that she has been very busy as of late. She also urges allingham to return the books he has been stealing from her, even though h...
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