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                   <address>
                       <addrLine>HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>SYNDICATE BUREAU</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>W. B. PRATT MANAGER</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>4 PARK STREET BOSTON</addrLine>
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                   <address>
                       <addrLine>FICTION</addrLine> 
                       <addrLine>BIOGRAPHY</addrLine> 
                       <addrLine>NATURE SERIES</addrLine>
                   </address>
                   <address>
                       <addrLine>CHILDREN'S STORIES</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>JUVENILE VERSE</addrLine>
                       <addrLine>SPECIAL ARTICLES</addrLine>
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                    <addrLine>Mr. Charles W. Chesnutt,</addrLine>
                    <addrLine>1106 Williamson Building,</addrLine>
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                <salute>Dear Mr. Chesnutt:</salute>
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               <p>Thank you for letting us know in regard to the motion picture production of your books.<ref target="n.dat00556"/> If there is anything we can do toward obtaining a definite contract for them, do not hesitate to let us know.</p>

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                <salute>Very truly yours,</salute>
                <signed>HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY.</signed>
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