Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber to "My dear old friend"

Extent:
4 p.
Scope and content:

[Says he is moved by the correspondent's letter and poem on the occasion of his 70th birthday; comforts him on the recent bad crop; says he is irritated by the common view that disasters are sent by God to test people's patience and endurance; comments on his birthday and the attention he received; believes James G. Blaine's political fortunes locally are not good because of changing political affiliations of the electorate.]

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
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Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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