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             9/11/15   Dear Mrs Skeffington,   Mrs Larkin is leaving for the<lb/>states on a visit on Saturday<lb/><seg type="unclear">next</seg>, and it occurred to me that<lb/>possibly you might want to send<lb/>a message in papers. I am<lb/>told papers are stopped in post<lb/>unless sent from office of<lb/>publication. I understand<lb/>Mrs L. will leave Dublin for<lb/>Liverpool on Thursday.   Faithfully yrs,   W—<hi rend="superscript">m</hi> O'Brien.  
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