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Letter from Richard Henry Dana to Fields, Osgood, & Co.

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This is a scanned version of the original document in the Abernethy Manuscripts Collection at Middlebury College.

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Montreal June 4 /69 Gentlemen I saw Mr Dana yesterday, whom I found a very agreeable man, and ready to do all manner service for me. I shall see him again this morning, and Saturday 5th, to complete my business. Every book should have its "raison d'etre". The reason for a new [prospectus ?] is that

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after 28 years [ousted, vested ?] it is now the property of the author, and that a revisit and subsequent history is added. Both these are but [ ?] in a few words in my new preface. It occurs to me that, to bid the sale, the preface, or some [reference ?] of it should be published in the papers. Very truly R. H. Dana Jr Messrs Fields, Osgood & Co.

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