Emily Dickinson Writing a Poem

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"Safe in...Grand go"

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H B74a; L 238

Notes

 JL 238 | JP 216 | FP 124 | OMC 60

 1861-62 | Pencil | Watermark/Embossment | Fine Note Paper | 18.5 x 12 cm 

Emily's closing note is predicated on Sue's having already seen a version of the poem and acknowledges that she did not like one verse, apparently the second, judging from Dickinson's subsequent efforts and Sue's own note responding to the poem.