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Frank Merriwell's Raucho, Yucaipa, Calif., Mar. 28, 1941.

Hilda McLeod Jacob, Sec. Maine State Library, Augusta, Maine.

Dear Miss Jacob:

I trust you will pardon my delay in answering your letter dated Feb. 20, and I wish to assure you that I will forward an autographed copy of "Mr. Frank Merriwell," which will be published the first day of April, when I pass through New York some time in May on my way back to "Freedom's Shore," my home in Camden, Maine.

And it may be that I have one or two other copies of my cloth- bound books at my house that I can contribute to the Maine State Library. I do not possess, myself, a complete list of the paper- bound Merriwell stories, which are now very difficult to obtain and may be bought only at a premium. I was told, two or three years ago, that an original copy of my first Merriwell story, bearing my auto- graph, had been sold for $500.oo, a ridiculous price if the report was true. However, I do know that dealers demand a premium on all the first editions of the Merriwell yarns and are asking $2,600 and upward for a complete collection of all titles. Not even the Library of Congress has a complete file, many copies having been stolen.

I shall keep your letter with me to remind me to fulfill my promise concerning "Mr. Frank Merriwell."

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

[signature]

Gilbert Patten.

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 Dear Miss Jacob:
-I trust you will pardon my- delay in answering your letter dated
-Feb. 20, and I wish to assure you that I will forward an autographed
-copy of "Mr. Frank Merriwell," which will be published the first day
-of April, when I pass through New Yox-k · some time 1n May on my way back
-to "Freedom's Shore,." 11JY hoae ii,. Camden, Maine.
-And it may be that I have one or two other copies of my clothbound books at rsry houte that I can contribute to the Maine State
-Library. I do not pqssess, ,nyself, a c·Oltjllete list of the pa.per.bound Merriwell stories~ whieh are now very dif!ioult to obtain and
-may be bought on1y &to a premium. I was told,. two or three yea:rs ago,
-that an original copy gf my first Merriwe11 story, beariag Tll':f autograph, bad been sold for $500.oo, a ridiculous price i.f th€ report
-was tru.e. However~ I do kno1J that dealers demand a premium an all
-the first editions o£ the Kerriwall yat'lls and are asking $2,600 and
-upward !or a complete col1ectioa of all titles. Rot even the Library
-of' Congress bas a complete i'ile, 118.I\Y copies having be.en st,olen ..
-I shall keep your lette-r with me to rendnd me to :ful:fil.l
-promise eoncerni.Bg "llr. Fran« Merrlwell."
-Jl;Y·
+I trust you will pardon my delay in answering your letter dated
+Feb. 20, and I wish to assure you that I will forward an autographed
+copy of "Mr. Frank Merriwell," which will be published the first day
+of April, when I pass through New York some time in May on my way back
+to "Freedom's Shore," my home in Camden, Maine.
-Thank you.
+And it may be that I have one or two other copies of my cloth-
+bound books at my house that I can contribute to the Maine State
+Library.  I do not possess, myself, a complete list of the paper-
+bound Merriwell stories, which are now very difficult to obtain and
+may be bought only at a premium.  I was told, two or three years ago,
+that an original copy of my first Merriwell story, bearing my auto-
+graph, had been sold for $500.oo, a ridiculous price if the report
+was true.  However, I do know that dealers demand a premium on all
+the first editions of the Merriwell yarns and are asking $2,600 and
+upward for a complete collection of all titles.  Not even the Library
+of Congress has a complete file, many copies having been stolen.
-Sineerely,,,eu:rS',
+I shall keep your letter with me to remind me to fulfill my
+promise concerning "Mr. Frank Merriwell."
-~ 4, - ,
+Thank you.
-\.
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+Sincerely yours,
-~~.
+[signature]
 Gilbert Patten.
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