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The Peterkin papers by Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale
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The Peterkin Papers
By Lucretia P. Hale


Mrs. Peterkin Puts Salt into Her Coffee.

Dedicated
To Meggie (The Daughter of The Lady From Philadelphia)
To Whom These Stories Were First Told

The Peterkin Papers
By Lucretia P. Hale

Preface to The Second Edition of The Peterkin Papers

THE first of these stories was accepted by Mr. Howard M. Ticknor
for the "Young Folks." They were afterwards continued in
numbers of the "St. Nicholas."

A second edition is now printed, containing a new paper, which
has never before been published, "The Peterkins at the Farm."

It may be remembered that the Peterkins originally hesitated about
publishing their Family Papers, and were decided by referring the
matter to the lady from Philadelphia. A little uncertain of whether
she might happen to be at Philadelphia, they determined to write
and ask her.

Solomon John suggested a postal-card. Everybody reads a postal,
and everybody would read it as it came along, and see its
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