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Letter: John and Jane Curtis to their mother, Bridget Dunne Curtis
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Siblings John and Jane write to their mother in Ireland from Philadelphia. The letter emphasizes that John and Jane are living happily and healthily in America. Jane tells the story of a serendipitous discovery of additional relatives in Philadelphia as well as of the financial difficulties of saving while married.


