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Fontaine, Lamar, 1829-1921 to Mary C. Day

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06640.03 Author/Creator: Fontaine, Lamar, 1829-1921 Place Written: Lyon, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 April 1899 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 27.7 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

A graceful acknowledgement of Day's letter of thanks for receiving "All Quiet on the Potomac." He writes in part: "It is a gratification to an old crippled Reb to receive such as womanly letter as yours." He closes by wishing her a long and peaceful life and a content death.

Fontaine, Lamar, 1829-1921
Day, Mary C., fl. 1899

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