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Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893 to E.C. Wharton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00025 Author/Creator: Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 13, 1858 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Informs Wharton that he wants the return of an interest-free loan, but since Wharton cannot afford it, he will not call the loan. Offers advice on the conduct of Wharton's life, urging him to "apply your intelligence and your energies to one object only."

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
Wharton, E.C., fl. 1858

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