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1823 [December] 27 . Henry B. Cole ALS to Luther Cole and Nancy Cole; Lafayette, [New York].

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Abstract:
Describes local accidents, including an older man who was kicked by a horse and a family whose house was consumed by fire. Notes the family fleeing without winter attire, members trapped inside, seeking help with neighbors, attempts to put out the fire, and trying to prevent the dead bodies from burning further. Relays how the family was sleeping in a shared room when the fire broke out and their attempts to escape. "When the fire was so far extinguished as to be Possible to get the Bodies out they went in and found a man all Burnt to a cinder with his child in his arms." Funeral was well attended. Remarks on the fire in New York and its likely impact on the country and merchants. References a lawsuit and financial matters.
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3 pages

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