Letter, 1986 Apr. 11, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., [to] Margaretta [P. Childs, Charleston, S.C.].

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Letter, 1986 Apr. 11, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., [to] Margaretta [P. Childs, Charleston, S.C.].

Typewritten letter reminiscing over their longstanding friendship, exchanging family news, and noting that his father, Samuel Chiles Mitchell, had once written a magazine article arguing that the Confederate States of America "took all the wrong turns," choosing agriculture over industry, slavery over free labor, and secession over union; with handwritten marginalia by Margaretta P. Childs.

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