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Mary Jane Foster Letter (Digitized Content)

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  • Letter from Mary Jane Foster (Evanston, Illinois) to her father, August 16, 1869
    Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1869An August 16, 1869, letter from Mary Jane Foster to her father, Octavio, who lived in the eastern United States. The letter discusses several topics including Mary Jane's move from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois due to high rent prices; transportation between Evanston and Chicago; and her purchase of a plot of land with the intention to build a house.
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