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SKETCHES
OF
AMERICAN CHARACTER.

BY MRS. SARAH J. HALE,

AUTHOR OF NORTHWOOD, &c. The genius of my country shall arise, A cedar towering o'er the wilderness— Wafting its native incense through the skies. BYRON.
BOSTON
PUBLISHED BY PUTNAM & HUNT,
AND CARTER & HENDEE.
© 1829.