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YAAMI HOTEL,
MARUYAMA PARK
KYOTO, JAPAN       
TELEPHONE NO, 115.    
Kyoto, June 15th 1907

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My dear Colonel Hecker-
I dont know whether or not this line will reach you in advance of my arrival, but I am sending it in hopes that it will. I want you to know of the receipt of your good letter of May 18th with it's interesting news and the draft for ten thousand dollars - 20075 yen. For all of which my heartiest thanks. I can use the money to good advantage. Very unusual [[strikethrough]] ly [[/strikethrough]] sales are now being made by various Japanese temples and I am fortunate to be here just now. Today I have word that the great Kofukuji temple of Nara is consisting selling a tremendously important set of 

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