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Milton Mowrer letters to Ellen Mowrer Miller, 1865
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so refined that the filthy air can pass unquaffed through the nose. I believe this City is the most filthy in the State, Where ever one turns or walk or looks, Saloon will be found in abundances. When I am on the pavement I can tell when I pass one of these Saloons because my hands will unconsciously be lifted to my nose and it will require some time before I can become accustomed to their disgustful stench, I have not been in any yet nor do I intend to go in. It is so many of the lowest Bohemian Emigrants in the Town. Negroes can be seen in all parts of Town. Last Sunday afternoon I was in the Negro class room in the M. E. Church. It was a sight to see. They had a white
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so refined that the filthy air can pass unquaffed through the nose. I believe this City is the most filthy in the State, Where ever one turns or walk or looks, Saloon will be found in abundances. When I am on the pavement I can tell when I pass one of these Saloons because my hands will unconsciously be lifted to my nose and it will require some time before I can become accustomed to their disgustful stench, I have not been in any yet nor do I intend to go in. It is so many of the lowest Bohemian Emigrants in the Town. Negroes can be seen in all parts of Town. Last Sunday afternoon I was in the Negro class room in the M. E. Church. It was a sight to see. They had a white
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