[Letter of 1873 September 24]
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Title
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[Letter of 1873 September 24]
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Contact
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blockson@temple.edu
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Date
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1873-09-24
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Digital Collection
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William Still Collection
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William Still Collection
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Blockson manuscripts
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Digital Publisher
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Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Libraries
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Directory
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BMS010X0069
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Document Content
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Sep. 24th 1873/ Dear Edward:/ Your letter of yes-/ terday's date came to hand this/ morning bring cheering evidence/ that you have not suspended under the/ effect of the present financial pain/ but on the Contrary that you are/ keeping the ball moving successfully./ I am glad you succeeded in finding a/ pleasant boarding place, at moderate/ charges./ I perceive that you have/ discovered or have heard that agents have/ been in the field a head of you. Porter &/ Coates declared to me that 12 Cops only/ were all that went through their/ hands. For my own part I am sure/ I have sent none, so I hardly think that/ more than a very few copies/ have been sold in Baltimore. Yet several/ Sap-headed fellows may have made/ some attempt at offering it. Since/ in carrying into execution your deter=/ mination to "give" the "city a thorough/ canvassing if it takes" you "a year",/ I think you will find that the
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Format
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image/jp2
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Item ID
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480
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number of pages
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1
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People
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Wiley, Edward A.
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Repository
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Temple Univeristy Libraries, Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
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Rights
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This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original letter or high-resolution reproduction, please contact the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (blockson@temple.edu; 215-204-6632).
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Subject
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Books
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Door-to-door selling
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Type
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Correspondence
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