Flitner, Z., fl. 1860 to daughter
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.079 Author/Creator: Flitner, Z., fl. 1860 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 March 1857 Pagination: 3 p. ; 25.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
This document is a letter from Z. Flithen is his oldest daughter, who is unnamed. In this letter Flithen praises his daughter for the great improvements she has made in her writing ability and schooling. He goes on to entreat his daughter to remain obediant to her mother and to always maintain a modest, kind, and mild demenor because her younger siblings look up to her and she has to set a good example for them. In the letter, Flithen mentions the names Flora, Elly, Henry, Elenore, and Samuel, who may be his other children.
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