Foote, Alfred S., fl. 1892 to George May Powell
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.268 Author/Creator: Foote, Alfred S., fl. 1892 Place Written: Chester Center Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 7, 1892 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy
He sends his sympathy and reports there is no charge for digging graves and burial lots. He writes about Samuel Powell's arrival in the town, his work lecturing and writing for different papers, watching his last disease, his death on May 7, and his funeral. No middle name listed for Samuel, so could be Samuel Wells Powell or Samuel William Powell.
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