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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, 1898, Feb. 9
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1898, Feb. 9
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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 did not write my usual letter on Sunday because I was rather tired and had nothing special to write about."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-043
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Transcription
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Febr. 9 1898
Dear Marcia:
I did not write my usual letter on Sunday because I was rather tired and had nothing special to write about. Even now there does not seem to be anything to say that I haven't written before.
During the past ten days I have been very busy writing my report so that I was at my desk from early early morning till quite late at night only stopping long enough to go out for my meals. Now that I have come down here to see about the printing of the report I seem to have nearly all of the arranging to do myself. Must also look after the engravings &c. The president of the Commmission is sick and confined to his home, the secretary is in Europe and the acting secretary out of town. I was intending to leave here on a steamer that will sail direct to New York about the 1st of March. Therefore I hope that the printers will "get a move on themselves" and allow me to see all the proof before that time. I still have about a day's writing to do before the MSS are all ready. Yesterday the printers said that they could do the job in about two months. Just think of it! A little pamphlet of not more than 120 pages, and take that time. Why the State Journal or Jacob North & leo. would run it off in less than a week. The firm to which I went is one of the largest in the Republic, in fact in South America. But this is only a smaple of how slow they are here in everything.
Should I take the steamer here about the 1st of March it would reach New York around the 26th or 27th of the month. If I have to wait a few days later and take another steamer that
As I before wrote you I shall cable when I start from here, and also telegraph as soon as I land in the U.S. Will write at least once more and mail a draft to you for a thousand or twelve hundred dollars so as to provide against any possible accident. Would not like to carry so much money with me nor have a draft go on the same ship with me. By sending on another vessel then will be greather if chances of getting it home. Will of course bring along the duplicate and triplicate myself. Until next time. Good bye Kisses to All, Lawrence Bruner
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Rights
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