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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02171.08 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 2 p. ; 13.5 x 13.8 cm. Order a Copy

The author of the note says the recipient should think of taking care of her father as a satisafction instead of a duty. The author also wishes to visit at one point but doesn't know when it will happen.

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