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Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893 to "my darling Florence"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05201.023 Author/Creator: Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893 Place Written: Pine Ridge, South Dakota Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 June 1891 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

re: Hartsuff's advice to his daughter on the subject of her course of study in the next year. He implores her to take a mathematics course, and strongly advises her to take German, literature and physics so she can enter college in the sophomore class. Written at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency

Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893

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