C-1 1818, April 8 Letter to Eliza Kirkland in Clinton from her brother John in Cambridge, MA. He asks why she has not acknowledged the check sent for $50. Mentions that she could get someone else to write for her, since her eyes are inflamed, making it difficult to read. He suggests she ask her cousin William or her "friend Mr. Robinson." John adds another few lines written on April 24th, acknowledging receipt of a much awaited reply from his sister.
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1818, April 8 - Letter to Eliza Kirkland from John Thornton Kirkland.