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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. Letters had been framed, images attached, and removed for digitization.