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- Forty-two letters and notes from Maria Chabot to Lease Plimpton with a blank postcard and blank note card with illustrations of Paul Klee artwork, and a torn edge of an envelope with the address of Karen D. Shaw. MC numbered these letters #1 - #36. These numbers are found in the upper left corner of the first page or at the end of the letter. She did not number unsent letters or letters and notes considered "business" letters. Lease Plimpton is also addressed as "Morgan" and "Dickie". Letters #1 - #4, July 15-29, 1992. There are also two unsent drafts of letter #3. Letters #5 - #10, Aug. 2-24, 1992. There is an un-numbered note, Aug. 8, 1992, and an unsent, un-numbered letter, Aug. 18, 1992. Letters #11 - #16, Sept. [4?]–27, 1992. There is an unsent, un-numbered letter, Sept. 14, 1992 and an un-numbered "business" letter, Sept. 27, 1992. Letters #17 - #24, Oct. 1-26, 1992. The letter, Oct. 1, 1992, is an un-numbered "business" letter. The last letter in this group began Oct. 25, 1992 and is #22. It continues on Oct. 26th on p.2. The end of p.4 is noted #24. There is no notation of "#23". Letters #25 - #27, Nov. 2-27, 1992. The letter, Nov. 9, 1992 is unsent and un-numbered. There is also a photocopy of an article by Thomas Merton, "Discovering the Silence", which was found with this group of letters. Letters #28 - #33, Dec. 1, 1992 – Jan. 15, 1993. Letters [#34] - #36, Jan. 16 – Feb. 1, 1993. The letter of Jan. 16, 1993 is noted as unsent and is un-numbered, but no letter #34 is recorded. The next letter, Jan 18, 1993 is #35. Three letters and one note follow the numbered letters: Sept. 18, 1993; Dec. 31, 1993; April 6, [no year]. There is also a note on a phone call, dated May 3, 1994. This correspondence is followed by blank cards and a torn envelope edge with Karen Shaw's address.
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