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and mentions an article by Madame de Stael in\n                  the \n                   North American Review ]","[Letter regards money she expects to get for some\n                  drafts, and asks that payment be sent to her in \n                   Stockbridge or to her brother's\n                  address in \n                   Lennox ]","[On the reverse of the previous letter, August 16,\n                  1836, he replies to her letter for his brother Bill,\n                  sending her a statement of the drafts collected and\n                  the amount of $64.24]","[Notifies \n                   Mary Russell Mitford that she,\n                  Kate, and others of her party would like to spend the\n                  evening with her at \n                   Reading on the way from \n                   Southampton to \n                   London if possible, and calls \n                   Mary Russell Mitford her oldest\n                  friend in \n                   England ]","[inserted in Field's copy of the illustrated\n                  edition of the \n                   Bryant Festival at the Century (PS 1185.c4 1865a 590314 copy 2)]","[Social note to Mr. \n                   George Palmer Putnam , in which\n                  she hopes that both he and his wife are well]","[Mentions her travel to various friends' houses in\n                  the country, \n                   New York , and \n                   Long Island ; apologizes about\n                  the long delay in answering her kind, gratifying, and\n                  interesting letter; speaks about her own strong\n                  feelings for her family and the people of \n                   New England , where seeing her\n                  writings appreciated by \n                   New England gives her the most\n                  satisfaction; mentions Mrs. \n                   Maria Watson 's \"trials\";\n                  philosophizes about God's wisdom in giving each as\n                  much as she can bear; praises the writing and\n                  philosophy of \n                   Frederika Bremer who understands\n                  domestic life and natural character in all places,\n                  especially (her native) \n                   Sweden and \n                   New England ; urges her to read \n                   Emilia Windham by Mrs. [March ?]; and gives her emotional\n                  encouragement]","[Since she has not heard from the firm's clerk\n                  about her request to send a pictorial \n                   Bible , she asks \n                   George Palmer Putnam to send the \n                   Bible as well as several other books\n                  to \n                   Lennox ; 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When you are seriously intent on\n                  saying something it is necessary to limit for\n                  words!\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks her for invitation which she would\n                  gratefully accept even if Mrs. Coolidge's brother\n                  were not present.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will comply with Mrs. Farrar's request for\n                  autographs to be sold at a fair; not only will she\n                  send her own but will include \"treasures\" from her\n                  papers in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eLennox\u003c/geogname\u003e-other people's valuable\n                  autographs; and hopes that the dry, cold air will\n                  relieve Mrs. F. from the miseries of asthma.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses admiration for \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJames Parton\u003c/persname\u003e's writings and his\n                  genius, especially fascinated by the central figures\n                  of his biographies Butler and Burr; 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