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#2387: Willa Cather to Margaret Cather Shannon, [January 4, 1944]

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I don't know which is which, but I think they5 were awfully sweet. I call them "Meditation and Determination."6

This is a duplicate—I keep one for myself. This is to wish you a Happy New Year, my dear.

Lovingly W.S.C.
Mrs. Richard Shannon1 5400 Glen Hill Roadway S.E. Washington 203 D.C. NEW YORK N.Y.2 JAN 5 1944 1130AM