Author: Sherwood, Mrs. [Mary Martha Butt].
Title: The Indian Chief.
Description: London: Darton & Co. Holborn Hill, c. 1840. 0. Soft cover. Sextodecimo. 16pp. Original blue wrappers. Illustrated with woodcuts. Penny chapbook. With a pencil inscription on the front free endpaper, which reads: "G. Wellman the gift of dear Sister Fanny Wellman 1854." Tipped in is a very touching letter from same sister to her brother George: "October - My dear little George, I hope theas [sic] few lines will find you quite well and enjoying your helth [sic] and gose [sic] to school like a good little boy and is lerning [sic] all you can to be a good scolar [sic] again I comes [sic] home to see you My Dear little George I longs to see you to give you a kiss kiss but I sopose [sic] Iwil [sic] not be yet you must hast [sic] mother father to give you ? a peace [sic] for me and my dear George I must say good by [sic] God bless you from your loving sister Fanny Wellman" "My Dear George, This is a little book I have sent you and you must hast [sic] father or mother to read it to you" Addressed to: Mr George Wellman, Lyme Regis The Wellman's seem to be a Dorset family of the early to mid nineteenth century, with their dwelling in Lyme Regis. Good.

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