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correspondence during which he has sought to p e rfe ct a claim again s t the Equit
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th e p r o vis io n was c a n c e lle d o u t o f th e p o l i c y b e fo r e Pe arce became d is a b le d ,
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Mr. MacLean h a s w r i t t e n me th e s u g g e s t i o n t h a t i t m igh t be w e l l t o h ave some
c a r e fu l and d i s c r e e t p e rs o n , p r e f e r a b l y a p h y s i c i a n , a t G r e e n v i l l e , where Mr*
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