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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS
CHATAIGNE, LONDON.
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TELEPHONE NO 7821 GERRARD.

THE COBORG HOTEL,
CARLOS PLACE,
GROSVENOR SQUARE. W. [[/letterhead]]


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June 12th/09.

Dear Colonel Hecker,

I think that I was wise in leaving Detroit as early as I did, for when the rush ended and I was really at sea, I found that my system was out of key. The ocean trip did me good but would have done greater good had it been longer.

In Paris, as you know, I was not quite up to

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