Charlotte Lennox

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Also Known As	Charlotte Ramsay
Born	1729 or 1730 • Gibraltar?
Died	January 4, 1804 • London • England
Notable Works	“Henrietta” • “The Female Quixote” • “The Life of Harriot Stuart”

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