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Chase thanks Rachel for her letter, expresses his excitment about her upcoming visit, and updates her on the construction of the College which he hopes will be completed in about a month.
Date
11-11-1824
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College
Recommended Citation
Chase, Philander, "Letter to Rachel Denison" (1824). Philander Chase Letters. 441.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/441
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George is the best of [?]
Kenyon College
11 Nov.
My dear Sister Rachel 1824
I love you dearly and thank you most sincerely for your good letter. I rejoice to hear you are coming to see us.
Our College is up all but. One fortnight more and (I trust) the Roof will be on!!! What think you of that. Praise God. For He alone has builded this great [?].
Your loving brother,
Philander