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Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910 to boys

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05245.22 Author/Creator: Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910 Place Written: Nome, Alaska Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1903/10/24 Pagination: 5 p. Order a Copy

Mush ice is forming in the Bering Sea and "the great white silence" is coming. He would do anything to see them. He sent them the gifts and not money because he wants them "to be able to put on as good an appearance as anyone." He counsels Eddie to "be contented." His horoscope says he "can shoulder great responsibilities and yet at the same time worry and fret over trifles." Written at Fort Davis

Horsfall, Charles, fl. 1900-1910

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