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Arvine C. Wales letter to Eliza Weimer, Spring Hill, October 23d 1864

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Title	Arvine C. Wales letter to Eliza Weimer, Spring Hill, October 23d 1864
Subject	Courtship; Wales family history
Place	Massillon (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
Description	Two letters by Arvine C. Wales of Massillon to his prospective bride, Eliza Weimer of Canal Fulton, Ohio expresses his love and encourages her to make a decision regarding his proposal of marriage. Eliza's father, Martin Weimer was a cabinet maker who made some to the furniture at Spring Hill, the Wales' home. Weimer married Wales in 1864, they had three children. 8" x 9.75" (20.32 x 24.77cm)
Creator	Wales, Arvine C.
Date of Original	October 23, 1864
Collection	Rotch Wales Papers
Source	D-613-1
Submitting Institution	Massillon Public Library
Rights	Copyright (c) 2004, Massillon Public Library, All rights reserved.
Type	Text
Format	Letter

Title	Page 1
Submitting Institution	Massillon Public Library
Rights	Copyright (c) 2004, Massillon Public Library, All rights reserved.
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Full Text	D-613-1 page 1 Spring HIll Sabbath Evening Octo. 23rd 1864 Dearest Lida, I wish when you read these lines you would do so, believing that thy were written by one who loves you tenderly and truly, and more than he loves all else in the world. I shall write plainly, but I hope you will not take offense or think that I wish to pain you I would rather endure a hundred pains than endure one on you. I did believe that you were serious and in earnest in the promise you made a week ago. I was disappointed when I learned that you were not. I would have been false to all my former protestations if I had not been disappointed and grieved. And so in the first heat of my bitterness, I

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