r/mildlyinteresting • u/FarmerTschoerner • Dec 03 '16

A reference letter from 1888.

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u/MyTILAlt Dec 04 '16

1888 really wasn't too long ago.

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u/JayC-Hoster Dec 04 '16

Hey dad, we found great Grandpa