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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, 1897, Nov. 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, Nov. 14
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 2 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, "I have finally received your letters written on Sept 19..."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-031a
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Transcription
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Nov. 14th 1897
Dear Marcia:
I have finally received your letter written on Sept. 19, 26 and Oct. 3, and I feel better. They came yesterday along with one from Prof. Bessey and one from Father — all in a bunch after I had been an entire month without a single letter from home. That I had begun to feel a little uneasy can well be imagined. Of course several of the leterrs must have lain in the N. York office awaiting the departure of a steamer since Father's letter was written as recently as October 6 and came by the same mail.
Another full week has passed and still no rain here in nor anywhere in the Republic so far as I have heard. Oh but it is getting to be terible — almost like a desert and animals are beginning to die of starvation. Thousands have already perished and unless relief soon arrives many more will quickly follow. Settlers that have been here for more than 35 years can remember nothing like the present drouth. It is awful.
During the week I have remained in because I had plenty to occupy my time and also because I did not care to start out on a long trip without having news from home first. Now that news has been received I expect to start out either tomorrow or next day to be gone a week or possibly two. Will go first to Mendoza (pronounced Mendosa). While there I may take a little vaction and go to the summit of the Andes 60 or 70 miles beyond where I can get a good view of old Aconcagua (think I have spellt it correctly). On returning I may go back to Buenos Aires and from there run down south to Bohia Blanca befroe returning to .
At present the locusts are mostly to the south of this point, ie the fliers. Of course there are young ones beginning to hatch over the regions lying to the north of here. But from these we hear very little for some reason or other. People do not seem to remember their promise to keep us posted as they should in order that the best work might be done in the way of drawing
I am glad to hear that Psyche is better and that she is going to school. But do not force her any if it is going to hurt her. Would certainly have enjoyed being at home to have taken supper with you and all the West Point students. If I had been you may rest assured that I would be there now too, for I do want to come home just as much as you would like to have me come. At present, however, I can not see how I can leave before the middle of Feb. or 1st of March. There is still so very much to do before I am through with my work here. Then too, now that I am down here I would very much hate to miss a visit to Chili and the country along the Rio Colorado to the southwest of Bohia Blanco. I also wish to bring home with me a good collection of Argentine insects which cannot be made short of 3 months more. Good bye — kiss to each.
Lawarence Bruner
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Rights
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