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797 Greene Avenue
Brooklyn 26 Dec 1881
My Dear Young Friend: -
It is a very little thing that
you ask of me - a line or two
with my name at the bottom -
and I should be worse than
old Scrooge to refuse.
I know of nothing better to write
than that I wish you all the hap-
piness that belongs of right to
boyhood; and especially I send
you hearty Christmas Greetings.
Very Sincerely Yours
Geo. Cary Eggleston
[W G Gralty ?]