Letter, 1901 Oct. 13, Phoenix, Ariz., to "my dear Grandmother."

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Letter, 1901 Oct. 13, Phoenix, Ariz., to "my dear Grandmother."

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Letter from anonymous male writing to his unidentified grandmother [possibly in South Carolina], describing his journey by train across United States since departing from Charleston, S.C., to work in a pharmacy in Phoenix. Topics discussed include his trip across U.S. on Southern Pacific Railroad, a stop in New Orleans, views of Rio Grande, amenities of Phoenix, Ariz., irrigation system, his accomdations at a boarding house with friend employed by Wells Fargo Express Co., and directing that future letters be addressed to him as "Mr. not Doctor as they call the druggists by the first [name] only out here."

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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