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The Picture Letter by Catherine Sinclair

The Picture Letter by Catherine Sinclair

America to Her Mistaken Mother

America to Her Mistaken Mother

To The Printer

To The Printer

Another Letter from Catherine Sinclair

Another Letter from Catherine Sinclair

Coombs’ ‘Eureka’ Aerated Pastry Flour

Coombs’ ‘Eureka’ Aerated Pastry Flour

Long Quilting Sampler with Rebus at Top

Long Quilting Sampler with Rebus at Top

Monochromatic Sampler with Rebus

Monochromatic Sampler with Rebus

The Arms of Dublin

The Arms of Dublin

Britannia to America

Britannia to America

An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of these POEMS

An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of these POEMS

A Rebus, by I.B.

A Rebus, by I.B.

The Arms of Edinburgh

The Arms of Edinburgh

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