"..., to hear that you're alive"

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Notes

A 617 | JL 144 

Early 1850s | Pencil | Watermark/Embossment: CNGRSS/Congress |

| 20 X 25 cm |

Sue's name has been carefully erased from the bottom of page one and the top of page two; references to her, however, have been left on page four.

The small drawing on page four is a decoration of the watermark; the paper company was named "Congress" and their watermark was an illustration of the Capitol building in Washington. Emily's father had just been elected a Massachusetts Congressman. The caption reads, "Member from 10th!"