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Cheny, Charles E., fl. 1860-1877 to Mrs. Horatio Wait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08284.134 Author/Creator: Cheny, Charles E., fl. 1860-1877 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 13.5 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy

He chastises her because she dropped a pair of her baby's gloves at the pastor's house and pretended they were hers.

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