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English: This is considered to be Stephen Foster's last message, 1863-1864, found in his wallet when he died. It bears the words "Dear friends and gentle hearts" in his handwriting. It is speculated that this may have been an idea for a song.
Date between 1863 and 1864
date QS:P,+1863-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1863-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1864-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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University of Pittsburgh Library System, The Stephen Foster Collection, http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=US-PPiU-camfhc201101;focusrgn=C01;cc=ascead;byte=49875093

and http://digital.library.pitt.edu/u/ulsmanuscripts/pdf/31735066205745.pdf
Author Stephen Foster

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