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                <author>Walt Whitman</author>
                <editor>Kenneth M. Price</editor>
                <editor>Ed Folsom</editor>
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                    <name type="place">113 east 10th street</name>
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                    <name type="place">New York</name>
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                <salute>Dear Miss Hillard</salute></opener>

            <p>Come by all means—I shall be in at 8 p m Saturday, expecting you—&amp; failing then (any thing preventing you) shall be in at 11 a m on Sunday—</p>
            <p>If you come Saturday afternoon we will promise not to make <hi rend="underline">company</hi> of you—Mrs. Johnston &amp; all will be delighted to receive you too—(&amp; you shall have a cup of tea &amp; a biscuit to refresh)—Come—</p>


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