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[[letterhead]]
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL
[[image - logo of Astor House Hotel: drawing of a dragon]]
W BRAUEN
MANAGER
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS
"ASTOR"
CODES USED A.B.C.
5TH EDITION
WESTERN UNION
 
Astor House
Shanghai
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Oct. 18th /09

Dear Colonel Hecker-

I arrived here last evening after a very tiring railroad journey of about 800 miles from Peking to Hankow and a most perfect steamboat trip of about 600 miles from Hankow to Shanghai. Six days were required for the 1400 miles, but frequent stops were

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