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52 East 23' St
N York Dec 13 1880

Mr A. B. Durand

My dear friend,

I feel ashamed of myself for not responding more promptly to Your Kindness to me, but will you allow me now to thank you most earnestly and sincerely for the present you have so kindly sent me. I shall prize it as long as I live as a treasure that lies next to my heart and as a mark of esteem and consideration which I
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