Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
11-11-1948
Keywords
Lancaster New Era, all story, Amish, trains, railroad, Columbia, Lancaster County, dialect
Description
A typed letter from O. S. Sprout addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 11, 1948. Within, Sprout details two separate Pennsylvania Dutch "all" stories, one occurring between an Amish son and father and the other regarding an off-duty train operator. Sprout also seeks information on the value of a book printed in German.
Sender
O. S. Sprout
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 91-1
City
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Sprout, O. S., "Letter From O. S. Sprout to Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 11, 1948" (1948). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 34.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/34
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