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Chase writes that Dudley's wife will come to Gambier next summer. He also instructs his wife to tell Mr. Douglass not to cut down any trees on the Hill, and to report any students who do so.
Date
12-29-1829
Keywords
Dudley Chase, Mr. Douglass, Mr. Lamson
Recommended Citation
Chase, Philander, "Letter to Sophia Chase" (1829). Philander Chase Letters. 829.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/829
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29 Dec. 1829
My dear Wife;
I think it proper to send you the inclosed letter of Br. Dudley. Pray read it thro’. and you’ll see that we are to have the pleasure of welcoming his wife on Gambier Hill next summer.
Tell Mr. Douglass to look [well] to it that no trees be cut on the College Hill. If any students do the like he will report them to the College authority.
I have had so many calls to make & so much to do that I can not be blamed for neglecting Mr. [Lamson’s] letters.
Your faithful Husd.
Phr. Chase