Date: July 9, 1897
Context: Calvin writes about his plans to start his legal practice in Northampton
Dear Father:–
Apparently there is no course for me but to open a law office in Northampton at a cost of about $700 and the probability of not making a living for a long time. What do you think about it? I suppose that is what you contemplated when you sent me back to college five years ago and when you sent me down here two years ago — rather than let me try to live in Plymouth.
Yours Affectionately
Calvin Coolidge
Citation: Your Son, Calvin Coolidge
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