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The following letter was sent from John H. Dillard to Dr. C. Alphonso Smith on December 1, 1915. This letter provides some description of William Sydney Porter as a boy in Greensboro. The original letter is housed in the "Boyhood -- Correspondence" Folder of the Greensboro Public Library's O. Henry Collection.

John H. Dillard to C. Alphonso Smith - December 1, 1915





John H. Dillard to C. Alphonso Smith - December 1, 1915




John H. Dillard to C. Alphonso Smith - December 1, 1915




John H. Dillard to C. Alphonso Smith - December 1, 1915





John H. Dillard to C. Alphonso Smith - December 1, 1915