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24 Jan. 1883
Original paper slip text:24 Jan. 1884 [i.e. 1883].
Note: Above date assigned from internal evidence. This note appeared on the back of a note from E. L. Godkin of 22 Jan. asking information about a Miss Palmer whom he had not yet met. According to letters of MHA to Dr. Hooper, Godkin knew Anne Palmer in 1884. See: Thoron, ed., The Letters of Mrs. Henry Adams, p. 416, and E. L. Godkin to MHA. 22 Jan. [1883?].
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From the collection: Adams Papers: 4th Generation, Thoron Gift