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This letter is written on a folio page. Page two is written on the inside right flap, and page three is written on the inside left flap and rotated ninety degrees clockwise. The postscript is written on the back end rotated ninety degrees counter clockwise.
I see you advertise this month a sixth edition of the
I have not been able to work this winter – so may not be able to finish my present book for months – so that it becomes important to me to gather up all I can. –
My head is tired out with having worked so hard when I was young – & now when I could get any amount of pay, I can’t write.