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Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893 to Alice Hartstuff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05201.008 Author/Creator: Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1881 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 10.3 cm, Width: 16.2 cm Order a Copy

re: Hartsuff sends money and instructions "in a nut shell" for investing it. He advises his wife to invest the money wisely and suggests that expanding into the lot that adjoins their current home would be a wise choice if she could make certain that the title to the land was good.

Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893

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