File 45 - Ellis Bray to Abraham Bray.

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Ellis Bray to Abraham Bray.

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SCA254-GA265-45

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(1795-Present)

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One letter from Ellis Bray to Abraham Bray, dated January 21, 1877 from Cheshire, England. Ellis Bray is a cousin of Abraham Bray, son of Uncle James. Ellis gives a detailed account of his life over the last ten years traveling through the United States as a labourer, making reference to Chinese labourers and "troublesome" Native Americans. The letter also includes details of Ellis' life back in England, where he married and became a station master, of his father's death on February 12, 1874, and accounts of Bray family still living in England, including James' siblings Uncle William and Aunt Mary, and Ellis' siblings.

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Tearing along fold lines repaired with adhesive tape.

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      Bray uses pejorative language to refer to Chinese labourers and makes reference to the racist caricature "John Chinaman".

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