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Title
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Letters, June 29, 1911_017
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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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17 mately got into communication with . He is delightful- a breezy, demonstrative, hospitable friend. He came rushing in
from his class-room to almost hug us in welcome & to chide us for not announcing our
arrival definitely. We had failed to mail the letter in New York & had carried it
all around with us! However, he made the best of the short notice for planning things,
& carried us off at once to his home & the botanical gardens. Not, however, before
I had gotten a glimpse of some perfectly marvellous water-colors of flowers! I thought mine had been done with minute care but there are not in it with these! They were done, by the court-painter to the King of Saxony
about a hundred years ago. Every tiny vein & hair on the foliage was faithfully portrayed
& beautifully done! There were three hundred in all- about one by two feet in
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Rights
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