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Letter from Samuel Richardson Samuel Richardson

Charles Warner, English actor Anonymous

Letter from Robert Browning to William G Kingsland Robert Browning

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Greer Garson (1904-1996), English actress Anonymous

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Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), English actress Rotary Photo

Letter by Michelangelo Buonarroti Frederick George Netherclift

Signature of Florence Nightingale Anonymous

The Royal Mail Coach on the Road John Frederick Herring

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