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M. B.-And beside the 100 words of Main facts of your life for the Encyclopedia-We want you to write out more fully your life-say in 2000 words-for our History-& send it on to us with your best photograph for your picture is to go into the history also- Then beside this-you are to give us the entire History of various [sights?] in Germany-remember. The few main points for [Enclyclopedia?] we must have at once-& hope for the Biography & picture - and [??] German Chapter just as soon as possible.
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[Centennial Headquarters
National Woman Suffrage Association Letterhead]

Tenafly N.J. Aug. 23d 1876

My dear Madam Anneke

I hope you are fully recovered from that terrible affliction and not lost the use of hand or finger-My sister 3 years ago from a splinter in her thimble finger-suffered exceedingly for months-& has a stiff finger-which stops her from sewing &c-