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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Psyche Bruner, 1897, May 14
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, May 14
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 8 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Psyche Bruner, "Since Mamma does not lile long letters I guess that I will write the long ones to you and Helen..."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-005b
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Transcription
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The ship let loose from the dock or pier in Brooklyn at 6:30 on the morning of April 27th and after being towed out into the river by a tugboat started her engines slowly and steamed out into the bay past various forts and a number of interesting sights that you can read about in the little book that I mailed to Aunt Seba from New York. In about 30 minutes, or at about 7 o'clock a government boat came alongside & gave us the mail. After this our pilot left & the ship's crew took charge and we put out into the great Atlantic Ocean. The waves began to run quite high and the ship to roll about. By 10 o'clock we were out of sight of land and did not see it again till May 12th at a little after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, or 15 days and a half.
During the first day we saw a few sailing vessels of different sizes, and on the second day passed a large steamer bound for New York and two schooners. After this not another vessel was sighted until the morning of the same day land was again seen.
Was I sea sick, and did I feel bad while I
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Rights
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