Wirt, I.D., fl. 1863 to Libby Kessler
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.52.09 Author/Creator: Wirt, I.D., fl. 1863 Place Written: Delphi, Indiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 25.1 cm Order a Copy
Reports that it is very cold this August and they just had a big frost. Expresses her sympathy about Henry Kessler's death. Writes that their neighbor's 12-year-old boy died yesterday from a diving accident. Addressee name taken from envelope.
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