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Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910 to Owen Horsfall [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05245.44 Author/Creator: Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910 Place Written: Nome, Alaska Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1909/03/07 Pagination: 6 p. Order a Copy

Writes that Owen's mention of denying people religious liberty reminds him of "the old days of bigotry, superstition, and witchcraft." Reminds Owen of the Quaker saying "it is not what thee eats, but what thee digests that makes thee strong." Page 4 missing from copy.

Horsfall, Charles, fl. 1900-1910

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