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• Letter with envelope by Garland Fields Sr. to Emeline Gillette.
  Garland Fields Sr. (1897 - 1974) was the grandfather of Beverly Mills's (b. 1960) Mills is one of the co-founders of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum with Elaine Buck. The two co-authored the books noted below. This first of two love letters describes their courtship and his strong feelings for Emeline, who ultimately did not marry him.