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A faithful friend is a strong defense And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
Louisa May Alcott
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Louisa May Alcott
Age: 55 †
Born: 1832
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 6
Domestic Worker
Novelist
Nurse
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Germantown
Philadelphia
A. M. Barnard
Flora Fairfield
Flora Fairchild
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