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Cherry, Kate, fl. 1864 to Joseph Maitland [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.10.247 Author/Creator: Cherry, Kate, fl. 1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 12.2 cm Order a Copy

Written to Joseph M. Maitland from cousin Kate Cherry. Expects to come down with the measles soon. Reports she will reluctantly begin training as a school teacher as it "...is the only way at present to obtain any money." Says she will board in a home with a melodeon and hopes to improve her musical skills. Incomplete letter.

Cherry, Kate, fl. 1864
Maitland, Joseph M., 1839-1918

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