The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-05-17

H. Dana, H. W. Longfellow, Nathaniel Haw
thorne, ]. G. Neal, Henry w. Herbert, Jane
Russell Lowell, Charles Fenno Hoffman, Hon. R
T. Conrad, II. T. Tuckerman, Alfred B. Street
etc. t.ts M
Mrs. Amelia B. Welby, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Sigourney, Mrs Mary Cavers, Mrs. Ann S. Ste
phens, Mrs Brooks, Mrs. Osgood, Mrs. Embury
Mrs Amman, Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs. Pierson, Mrs
Worthington, Miss Rand, Miss Hervey, and others
| Many names of like celebrity are necessarily
omitted for want ofspace. ~ e .,, t,
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