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137 West 78th St.
New York, May 10th, 1891
My Dear Sir,
I shall probably be in or near
New York City this season, as I have much
work hitherto postponed by my editorial
labors of the last few years. It will be
a [welcomed ?] favor if you will again state
that I hope to be relieved from literary
requests and correspondence. The attention that
both friends and strangers has compelled
me to pay to their matters has rendered
it impossible for me to write for
myself, or to collect what I have