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Yesterday I had a Shaker visitor, and today a Catholic and the more I see and hear, the less do I care about church doctrines.
Maria Mitchell
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Maria Mitchell
Age: 70 †
Born: 1818
Born: August 1
Died: 1889
Died: June 28
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