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Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Oct. 25, '57
Summary
May says that he sent a parcel of prints on a Thayer & Warren (formerly Train & Co.) packet ship. He discusses pear culture at length, mentioning particularly the Bartlett pear.
Courtesy of Boston Public Library
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Date
1857
Source
Boston Public Library
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