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    <mods:title>Richard Salter Storrs, Jr. letter to William Augustus Stearns?, 1864 February 29</mods:title>
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    <mods:namePart>Class of 1839. Storrs</mods:namePart>
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    <mods:namePart>Stearns, William A. (William Augustus)</mods:namePart>
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  <mods:abstract>A letter in which Richard Salter Storrs, Jr. explains his inability to attend the funeral of Edward Hitchcock.</mods:abstract>
  <mods:note>The letter is signed, "R. S. Storrs Jr." It has been inferred that this refers to Richard Salter Storrs, Jr. No indication of the identity of the recipient is present on the letter. It has been inferred that the recipient was William Augustus Stearns.</mods:note>
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    <mods:topic>Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Death and burial</mods:topic>
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    <mods:topic>Stearns, William A. (William Augustus)--1805-1876--Correspondence</mods:topic>
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      <mods:title>Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers</mods:title>
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