Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910 to "my dear loved ones all"

GLC05245.31

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
1906/02/17
Author/Creator
Horsfall, Charles G., fl. 1900-1910
Title
to "my dear loved ones all"
Place Written
On board S.S. Tarrallon
Pagination
12 p. :
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
The Politics of Reform

The rolling of the ship makes it difficult for him to write and to sleep at night. The boat stopped at Sitka, home to the Executive Mansion, Juneau, Yakurat, and Kayak island. [continued on 2/20] He arrived in Valdez the day before and had "never felt so bum after a sea voyage." He has abandoned the idea of a trip into the interior. He has heard tales of families being forced to burn their furniture for heat when they cannot go outside but is skeptical. He congratulates Owen on his progress at the Y.M.C.A., is pleased Carol liked her gift, and tells Ed to concentrate on his studies. He is glad the children miss him and he says they are "just the 'pippins." [continued on 2/21] He finds Valdez to be "like living in a civilized country."

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