Ewing, Hugh B., 1826-1905 to Thomas Ewing
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03601.11 Author/Creator: Ewing, Hugh B., 1826-1905 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 July 1856 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Says he has been in Chicago on business and will leave soon. Describes Chicago as "dull," and the houses in the city as being, " ... the merest shells - which the north west wind, would blow into the Prairie, ... But the people, who are 'sand blind,' think them magnificent structures." Criticizes a client he was in Chicago to do business with.
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