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Flitner, David to brother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.094 Author/Creator: Flitner, David Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 26 February 1857 to 26 February 1860 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.9 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

David Flitner writes to his brother to thank him for his offer to send money, but declines the offer. Flitner goes on to talk about how close to being a beggar he was the previous fall and how his brother Samuel lent him money and he would soon be able to pay him back. The date on this letter does not include a year.

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