Washington McDonogh to Walter Lowrie

Title: Washington McDonogh to Walter Lowrie
Description: The tension between David and Abraham is due to Abraham's inability to read well.

Abraham is prideful and became angry when David asked him to read a letter that Abraham had been holding onto for some time.

David asked to hear him read it out loud so he could hear Abraham's progress. Abraham refused and would not let David read the letter himself.

Abraham stormed off to find some other student who would read it to him.
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Original letter at the PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Philadelphia)
Identifier: 33
Date: 1840-08-03 23:06:42
Subject: Washington tells Lowrie that there is tension between David and Abraham.
Creator: Washington
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