Document Type
Notes
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Date
7-30-1823
Keywords
Uniontown, death, humor, newspaper, Chronicle of the Times, Reading, Pennsylvania
Description
A typed copy of a humorous anecdote taken from the Reading, Pennsylvania Chronicle of the Times, dated July 30, 1823. The tale concerns the occupation of grave diggers in the afterlife.
Corresponds to:
Packet 45-29
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Author, Unknown, "Anecdote From the Chronicle of the Times, July 30, 1823" (1823). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 293.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/293
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