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Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910 to Owen Horsfall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05245.12 Author/Creator: Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910 Place Written: Nome, Alaska Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1901/09/03 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

He started out on a prospecting trip and went as far as Teller, but returned to his cabin because, "his chicken had enough of prospecting in such beastly weather." When he returned home he found his cabin had been broken into, and all of his clothes, blankets, and canned foods were stolen. He wants Owen to send him some more clothes

Horsfall, Charles, fl. 1900-1910

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