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Title
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Letters, June 29, 1911_002
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Alternative Title
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Letters, June 29, 1911
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Date
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June 29, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am-002
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Transcription
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2 anything dutiable & if satisfied that you were honest- paste a blue sticker on &
let you go. Some people did not even have to open their luggage, but one man with
yards & yards of rope around his trunk had to undo it. I think he had some boxes of
cigars which were taxed. Another had wine. The hurry, bustle & novelty were all a
welcome relief from past monotony. From the customs, we proceeded to the waiting-room,
where the Germans were already eating & drinking despite the fact that they had had
"coffee" at three, & dinner at four or five on the boat! At eight, the train was ready
(a special for the ship's passengers from to ) the doors opened, and we all rushed for seats. We got out early enough to get seats
next [to] the window. Later five more people got in. I like the German trains. This one had compartments the whole width of the
car, just as though the Pullman seats extended clear across & then each section, enclosed
in its own little room. It makes it so quiet
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Rights
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