Typewritten letter signed "M" : to William Hard, [no year] Apr. 9.

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Typewritten letter signed "M" : to William Hard, [no year] Apr. 9.

Giving a humorous derivation of the name Elveta, and adding "I gradually decay, but only gradually."

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