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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;Sep. 10 1944&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Dear J.J.:&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Bob Coffin, Ruth &amp;amp; Peggy&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;are arriving at Hampton on Thursday&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Oct. 5, as guests for that night&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp; Friday night of Mrs Frank&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Darling of&amp;nbsp; “Cedar Hall.” On Saturday&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;they will come to us for a night &amp;amp;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;will leave for Maine on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;On Saturday there will be&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;a luncheon at noon at Mrs&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Darling’s &amp;amp; Bob Coffin will read&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;immediately after the meal—say&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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                    <text>&lt;p&gt;at one thirty. I’d like to have you&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;at the luncheon &amp;amp; lecture as my&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;guest, if you can sneak away&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;from your war plant. In any&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;case may we not drive you&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;over with us to “Wycherly”&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;that afternoon after the reading,&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;keep you over night, &amp;amp; take you&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;to a gathering of Bob’s friends&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;at Louis J’s that evening. Well&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;all have supper here, then go on&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;to the Jaffe’s later. Eh not?&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;My house is chock full of guests&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;six of ‘em, &amp;amp; it’s time for me&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;to cook dinner&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Please come!&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Faithfully,&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Mary Leitch&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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