Letter from Luther Bruen, Washington, DC to Sarah "Sella" Bruen, 1861-03-19
[1861 letterhead printed picture Philip & Solomons, Washington Smithsonian]
Washington March 19th
My Dear little daughter:
Papa wrote you a letter a good many days ago and since then he has heard nothing from you. You can't write? Don't you wish you could? You have a nice slate and a good long pencil, so you can easily learn to write if you try. But you must first learn to read and spell. I hope mother will tell me when I come back home that you have been the very best little girl in all Dayton - that you have tried hard to say all your lessons well and to give Mother just as little trouble as possible. Tell mother to kiss you on my account and you may give Frank and Robby several kisses from me.
Now I must say good night. Your dear
Father
[On envelope] To Sella Bruen
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March 19, 1861
Bruen, Luther Barnett
Washington, DC
2 pages
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Bruen, Luther Barnett -- Correspondence
Catharine Mitchill '31 Collection of Family Letters, Wellesley College Library, Special Collections
MSS.6.145
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