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1883 December 25 . "Grandpa Santa Claus" AMs. to "Baby Fell"; Buffalo, New York

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Box 4
Abstract:
Poem, "To Baby Fell on his first Christmas." Explains why Santa came a day late. Comments on infants' dependence, divine protection, spirituality and righteous living, and possible successes in the child's future. "A Howards Mission May be thine / Or as the sainted Whitefeild [sic] shine / A Newtons height May reach / In tee another Bacon May / Be reproduced some distant day / Philosophy to teach."
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4 pages

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