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Amelia Matilda Murray (1795-1884), maid of honour to Queen Victoria and keen botanist, toured North America and Cuba in 1854-1855. Her letters mix society, landscape and natural history — and her frank observations on slavery caused such controversy that she had to resign her court post to publish them. A vivid first-hand document of the 1850s.This is a faithful print-on-demand facsimile of the 1856 New York (G. P. Putnam) edition, reproduced in full from a library copy. The historical text is reproduced without modification; only the format, margins and legibility have been reset for modern printing.