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Letters (correspondence)
Date Digital
09/22/2014
Language
English
Repository
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
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Identifier
NJ1-K
Description
The letter writer and several other little girls raised money from a "little fair" that was organized by the girls.
Publication Date
8-14-1866
Keywords
Great Fire -- Portland (Me.) – 1866, Fires – Maine – Portland, Disaster relief – Maine – Portland
Recommended Citation
Kirtland, Eunie, "Letter from Eunie Kirtland to the Mayor of Portland" (1866). Relief for the Portland Sufferers : The Great Fire, 1866. 14.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/great_fire_relief/14
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Orange New Jersey Aug 14,/66
To the Mayor of Portland
Dr Sir,
Enclosed find a certificate of deposit for $100. for the sufferers by fire in your city. It is the proceeds of a little fair, gotten up and managed by my self and five other little girls, from 8 to 13 yr of age. Hoping this may do some good, we remain
Respectfully your’s,
Eunie Kirtland
[other names]
P.T.O.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this and direct to
Eunie Kirtland
Care John Kirtland Esq
No. 10 Pine St
New York City