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Letter. [Oliver Waldo West], Dansville, New York, to "Ma Petite Hindoo Demoiselle" [Sarah Stilson], Nunda, New York

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1861 April 7
Part of: Sarah Stilson Correspondence
Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries

West recalls the circumstances of his first meeting Sarah Stilson, at Mt. Morris Teachers Institute in October 1860; responds to Stilson's theories about marriage; explains the game of baseball (with attendant diagram); muses on nature and religion.

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1861 April 7

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