TLS, 1925 October 31 : Forest Hills, Long Island, New York, to Edward William Bok.

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TLS, 1925 October 31 : Forest Hills, Long Island, New York, to Edward William Bok.

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She thanks the publisher for his efforts on behalf of the blind in Philadelphia, and reminisces on their earliest association. "O, that check you sent me for the story of my life! It was the first money I had earned, and naturally the most prized ... I thought the whole world would rejoice in my good fortune, --and perhaps it did. The world can be very kind now and then."

2 p. ; 28 x 17 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

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