Lot · Pre-1800
1793 antique HANDWRITTEN POEM “GRAY MARE” signed Wm Felton Early American verse
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From the seller“William Felton’s Verses — April 1793.”. (missing the Wi in William). Not sure who the writer is. The story humorously turns when the father declares that the suitor must take the “gray mare” instead of the daughter, exposing the man’s greed.
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