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Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893 to "my darling baby and wife"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05201.015 Author/Creator: Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893 Place Written: Pine Ridge, South Dakota Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 December 1890 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

re: Again, there is no news from the Agency. Reports claim that some of the "hostiles" are coming in, but others claim that they are not. Hartsuff marvels that only the day before he was in Omaha with his wife and is now in South Dakota. Goes on to compliment Florence on the way she "expresses herself" and praises her progress at school. Written at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency

Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893

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