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WELL-KNOWN, RETIRED CHARLESTON, S.C. BUSINESS MAN

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Neatly penned two page letter entirely in his hand and signed "D. C. Levy" (David C.) from Phila. Nov. 13, 1848 to T. J. Tobias, NY. Levy's bio sketch clearly shows he retired from business in Charleston in 1847 and it's obvious from this letter that he went first to New York where following a short stay, he relocated to Phila. where he settled and engaged in business as a banker! Profusely thanks Tobias for his hospitality while in N.Y. and writes: "the people we are now with are respectable, congenial folks. Our fare though not so sumptuous as enjoyed [with you]…our friends [Phila.] exhibit much politeness and I believe we will have to be more in Society then will be agreeable to the young members of my family…We will long remember the kind hospitality of your family… as if we had been relatives and treated as such…" and more in similar vein. Exc. Back sheet acts as cover with address and postal surcharge

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