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August Gast Bank Note Co. St. Louis.
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HOTEL CAREY
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ELEVATOR
STEAM HEAT BATH ROOMS
ELECTRIC BELLS, FIRE ALARM
AND ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS

B.L. EATON, PROP.
WICHITA, KANS.
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[[preprinted]]Wichita, Kans.[[/preprinted]]May 4 [[preprinted]]190[[/preprinted]]2
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My dear Miss Fletcher :-
Please pardon my seeming lack of courtesy in the delay of acknowledging the receipt of your [[kind?]] letter of April 16th. The delay was intentional in fact as I was desirous of giving the matter the most careful consideration. As I have already wired On McGee, or Murie's request, I have employed James to assist us among The Pawnees.
As I expect to be in Washington soon I will not now go into a detailed statement of the reasons which led