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Dewey, Orville S. to father

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.073 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S. Place Written: Elmira, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 January 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 18.3 x 12.2 cm. Order a Copy

He thanks his father for the $100 loan. From now on his pay will be $129 per month, an amount they can all live comfortably together.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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