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Letter, 20 October 1874, written by B[enjamin] C[hapin] Pressley (1815-1896) to Colonel Richard Lathers (1821-1903), laments the recent sale of the recipient's house in Charleston and Lathers' plan to relocate to Pittsfield, (Massachusetts) ...