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<mods:title>Maria (Gowen) Brooks, Governor's Island, New York Harbor, NY., autograph letter signed to R. W. Griswold, 12 December 1843</mods:title>
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<mods:abstract>Asks him to help with the publication of her writings, particularly Idomen. "My little works have been nearly suppressed by the vilest impositions which can be practiced." Plans an epic poem Beatriz.</mods:abstract>
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