Flower, May (fl. 1864) to her uncle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.42.37 Author/Creator: Flower, May (fl. 1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 February 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.2 x 12.2 cm. Order a Copy
Written at Penfield by May Flower. States that her mother will not let her write because she does not write well enough yet. Asks if he has to "work" on Sunday. Writes that her mother has told her about his childhood. Tells him that sometimes her uncle allows her to do his hair. She would like to do his hair for church. A note is added by May's mother explaining that the uncle whose hair May does is a man named Mr. Marvin [?].
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