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Alelay, Harriet C. (fl. 1879) to Mary M. Epperly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02715.130 Author/Creator: Alelay, Harriet C. (fl. 1879) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 September 1879 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

Sends her condolences over her Aunt's death. Writes that she hopes one day to see her mother and four children in heaven. Says that she is homesick for the county she grew up in.

Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904
Alelay, Harriet C., fl. 1879

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