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else audible or visible.  I can't tell you how much I appreciate the opportunities I owe you.  I trust your enthusiastic, self-sacrificing devotion will sooner or later meet its full reward.

I enclose you a letter just recd from Gilman.  Please return it to me.  You will see that I have not given anything away.  He hasn't the least idea of what we have accomplished, - you and Francis & I.  Our good friend shall have full public credit for his invaluable service.

My regards to Miss Gay as well as to yourself.

Yours cordially,
J.C. Fillmore