Excerpt from Letters From a Self-Made Merchant to His Son: Being Some of the Letters Written by John Graham, Head of the House of Graham and Company, Pork Packers in Chicago, Familiarly Known on 'Change as "Old Gorgon Graham," to His Son Pierrepont, Facetiously Known to His Intimates as "Piggy"
In issuing this selection of letters from the original book, we we desire to acknowledge our indebtedness to the publishers, Messrs. Small, Maynard and Company, for permission to use a certain number of these letters in this way, and also to the artists, 8. Martin Justice and F. R. Gruger, for the use of some of the illustrations.
To those who enjoy reading these letters we heartily commend the complete work, which c'ontains a number of others equally entertaining and helpful.
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