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[[embossed monogram: Lee Mass.]]
[[image: Two drawings of Seal igloo and Seal Holes, one a sketch, the other more detailed, showing the dome of the igloo, a seal, and the hole through the ice to the sea through which the seal can dive and return to a protected igloo on the surface. 
Illustrated on page 578 in Hall's book.]]

Transcription Notes:
By 1857, there were 25 paper mills in Lee. The Smith Paper Company discovered how to manufacture paper solely from wood pulp in 1867, and through the 1870s was the largest producer of paper in the country.