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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 Indian Agency, South Dakota Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 June 1891 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.4 x 25.0 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.

Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893

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