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Dudley Chase prepares to sail to Asia.
Date
4-6-1853
Keywords
Dudley Chase, Laura Chase, James Ramsey, Asia, England, sea, sea journey, sailing
Recommended Citation
Chase, Laura, "Letter to Dudley Chase II" (1853). Philander Chase Letters. 1395.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/1395
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My dear Laura
One word at parting from this my Native land for the first time.
I wish to bid an affectionate farewell in the highest & holiest sense to my dear loving poetic neice[sic], Laura.
Pray for me that I may have success & be restored in safety.
I sail in a few hours in the Asia. My direction for the present is
Care James Ramsey, MD
Clifton Eng.
Ever Yours
Dudley Chase