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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Psyche Bruner, 1897, Sept. 19
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, Sept. 19
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 4 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Psyche Bruner, "Who would have thought a year ago, or even 6 months ago, that I would be here today writing a letter home."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-023c
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Transcription
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be very peculiar one to a person not accustomed to seeing "smoking" women. Then too, all the native women walk the streets barefooted and bareheaded. In stature they are all very straight and wirey. This is due mostly to their carrying things on their heads and to the fact they do all kinds of heavy and hard work.
I might write much more about the people and country, but I only come into it yesterday and have had little time in which to learn about these things. On Tuesday I expect to go into the interior about 75 to 100 miles to Villa Rica to be gone 3 or 4 days. On my return I will take a boat down the river to Corrientes and Resistencia where about 3 or 4 days will be spent. From there I will go to Reconquista and back to by train.
There are many interesting things to be seen in this country, and I will get some of them to bring home with me. I have already bought a few pieces of the famous "Paraguayan lace" and may get one or two pieces more before I leave the country for good. While I am not a general admirer of laces, emboroidery, etc., I do
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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