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Del Water Gap 4 mo 14th
1876
My dear Alexis & Lillie
Shall your tardy Aunt Anne try to write you a bit of a letter from this substantial land perhaps to meet you in the land of antiquity, art, and beauty. I cannot describe Pompeii, I cannot say I have been where Paul landed so long, long ago. Yet give me the land of protestant vigorous American for my home, before stale Itily [sic]! do you think that very unappreciative? Do not suppose I think there is nothing of interest there. There seems to me much of the spirit of this world which you may see when abroad, more than in our more practical land.
Let me tell you I have thought of you and have been looking towards writing sometime. I [---] say how gratifying it was to
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| Identifier | hsc0402 |
| Title | hsc0402_01 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Haverford College Special Collections |
| Source | MS Coll 1170 |
| Online Finding Aid | http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/copeevans/ |
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Del Water Gap 4 mo 14th 1876 My dear Alexis & Lillie Shall your tardy Aunt Anne try to write you a bit of a letter from this substantial land perhaps to meet you in the land of antiquity, art, and beauty. I cannot describe Pompeii, I cannot say I have been where Paul landed so long, long ago. Yet give me the land of protestant vigorous American for my home, before stale Itily [sic]! do you think that very unappreciative? Do not suppose I think there is nothing of interest there. There seems to me much of the spirit of this world which you may see when abroad, more than in our more practical land . Let me tell you I have thought of you and have been looking towards writing sometime. I [---] say how gratifying it was to |
| Display Format | image/jpeg |
| Institution | Haverford College |
| Department | Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections |
| Collection | Cope - Evans family papers, 1732-1911 |
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