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The Outside World Homepage | Letters, Diaries, etc. |   1840 letter from Samuel Sherwood to his wife Laura in Delhi, NY  (see also the Biography of Samuel Sherwood) : Queen Victoria shot

Background: Samuel and Laura Sherwood moved with part of their family from Delhi to New York City in 1830. Samuel was a lawyer. They continued to summer in Delhi. There was an attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria in 1840.
Note: May be hard to read as is the original

photo of letter

Letter courtesy of the Delaware County Historical Association Archives, 46549 State Hwy 10, Delhi, NY, 13753.

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