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MacVeagh, Wayne, 1833-1917 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.182 Author/Creator: MacVeagh, Wayne, 1833-1917 Place Written: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 September 1914 Pagination: 1 p. [fragment] 17.8 x 14 cm Order a Copy

MacVeagh begins by asserting that virtually every question affecting one's life is a moral question and states that no one is ever really in doubt about whether or not a particular "line of conduct" was right or wrong. He suggests that if one did have any doubts, they should turn to the "sayings of the Lord" for guidance.

MacVeagh, Wayne, 1833-1917

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