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Source: Collection of Jason J. Gore ([UKOv2])

Cue: "The Clemenses congratulate you heartily,"

Source format: "MS"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

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Revision History: RHH 2014-10-15

Published on MTPO: 2007

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To Francis D. Millet and Elizabeth M. Millet
4 February 1880 • Hartford, Conn. (Sharpey-Schafer 1984, p. 58, UCCL 12652)
                        farmington avenue, hartfordⒶemendation.
My Dear Millets:

The Clemenses congratulate you heartily, notwithstanding their irritating disappointment—they were hoping it was going to be triplets. However I trust in God it will be made up to you next time. So for me, I am thankful to him for what little he has Ⓐemendation done for you considering how this world is given to miscarriages. May the child flourish &Ⓐemendation prosper &Ⓐemendation be as honest &Ⓐemendation gentle as Susie &Ⓐemendation as fascinatingly unprincipled as the Bay—now I couldn’t ask anything finer than that. With the warmest good wishes for you &Ⓐemendation Madame mere &Ⓐemendation the baby.

Yours ever,
Mark.
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Source text(s):

Sharpey-Schafer 1984, 58.

Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ  farmington avenue, hartford  ●  Farmington avenue, Hartford
Ⓐ  Feb. 4th  ●  Feb. 4th
Ⓐ  has  ●  has
Ⓐ  & ●  and
Ⓐ  & ●  and
Ⓐ  & ●  and
Ⓐ  & ●  and
Ⓐ  & ●  and
Ⓐ  & ●  and
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