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Tillotson, Georgiana, fl. 1856-1920 To his daughter Georgiana Tillotson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.145.02 Author/Creator: Tillotson, Georgiana, fl. 1856-1920 Place Written: near Petersburg, [Virginia] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 July 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 23 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Compliments Georgiana on her writing and thanks her for the letter. Encourages her to keep practicing her lessons: "If . . . you wish to improve in any thing, always strive to do what you do do , well."

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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