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Title
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Letters, July 12th, 1911_011
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Alternative Title
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Letters, July 12th, 1911
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Date
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July 12th, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am
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Transcription
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11 seemed to break the restraint they apparantly felt for us, & on the further journey, the young men vied with each other in seeking out wild strawberries or new flowers for me. Professor S . had engaged two pack carriers & much to my delight, I walked absolutley unencumbered — fortunately — for otherwise I never could have made the trip. After supper & after lingering to see the goats — hundreds, come in to be milked, we climbed up a narrow, winding path for about an hour, where to to a peasant farm, where we had the unique experience of spending the night in the barn, sleeping (?) on the hay! I took off my skirt & shoes , put on sweater & raincoat, with slippers and veil over my hair, after first making a pillow case out of some hand-towels. The night was not as cool as I anticipated & my surplus of wrapping served to diminish the already slight prospect of sleep. However, there
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Rights
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