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Burnet, David G., fl. 1830-1870 to Mattie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.056 Author/Creator: Burnet, David G., fl. 1830-1870 Place Written: Galveston, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa May 1, 1850 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Burnet writes to a young girl who is feeling swings in emotion, and ascribes the problem to excessive indulgence in "fashionable amusements." He advises putting "a philosophical curb on our enjoyments and restrain[ing] them from exciting us too much," and preserving "our minds from too great depression by contemplating the transitory nature of all earthly things." The rest of the letter continues with family news and concludes with general marriage advice.

Burnet, David, fl. 1850-1870

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