Library of Formatting Examples:Correspondence/04A

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minute study of the storm. She was on the alert to
detect anything which might lead her to correct her
description.

Of this new story Charles Summer wrote from the
senate chamber:--

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<sc>My dear Mrs. Stowe</sc>,--I am rejoiced to learn,
from your excellent sister here, that you are occupied
with another tale exposing slavery. I feel that it will
act directly upon pending questions, and help us in our
struggle for Kansas, and also to overthrow the slave-oligarchy
in the coming Presidential election. We
need your help at once in our struggle.

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Ever sincerely yours,

<sc>Charles Sumner</sc>.[** Move signature to its own line.]
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Having finished this second great story of slavery, in
the early summer of 1856 Mrs. Stowe decided to visit
Europe again, in search of a much-needed rest. She

Letters as block quotes

Even though this letter is printed with the same margins and same font size as the other text on the page, it's preceded and followed by extra white space (blank lines), so we enclose it in Block Quotes.