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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, 1898, Feb. 15
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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. 15
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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 Marcia Bruner, "Well I have just received another lot of letters from the United States."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-044a
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Transcription
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it that he couldn't stop until he had read it through, and he read over two hours. The report is very much condensed to what I could have made it had I thought it worth my while to write it out in full. In fact, they have asked me to expand a little more in some directions when I come to proofreading.
Quite recently&during the past week there have been some very severe earthquake shocks in the province of Catamarca up towards Bolivia. in fact I felt them a very little on two occasions while lying on my bed at . I send you a newspaper clipping from yesterday's "Prensa" or so you can see how such affairs are reported in this quarter of the world. Would like to see the region in question, but cannot since there are several things to prevent it. First, I cannot leave my proof — reading; secondly, I have no time to go off on my "earthquake" chases; and thirdly, I have no passes to all of the parts of country that would necessarily have to be travelled.
So near as I can tell at present I will be starting for home in about two weeks — a day or two more or less. The steamer may have on the last day of this month, and maybe not before the 2d or 3d
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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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