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              <text>This letter is part of a series of documents scanned from one of the client files in the Dow Collection. All names have been redacted to protect the client's privacy. There is an English translation available.</text>
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              <text>Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive &amp; Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.</text>
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              <text>&lt;p&gt;View the &lt;a href="http://www.suffolk.edu/documents/MoakleyArchive/ms111_findingaid.pdf"&gt;finding aid to the Harry Hom Dow Papers&lt;/a&gt; for more information (PDF).&lt;/p&gt;
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