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Laura's Letter to Her Grandmother

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ORAGES. BANANAAS. PINEAPPLES. PLANTAINS. BREADFRUIT. COCONUTS. LEMONS. MUMMIE APPLES. LIMES. GUAVAS. WE WENT TO ANOTHER ISLAND NAMED NOUKAHIVA. AND PRESCOTT AND I HAD A NICE TIME. THE WHITE PEOPLE HERE ARE ALL FRENCH. WE WENT TO SEE THE GOVERNOR. AND THE QUEEN. AND THE SISTERS OF CHARITY. PAPA HAS TAKEN 4 SPERM WHALES THAT MADE 83 BARRELS. I HAVE HAD A PRESESNT OF A VERY HANDSOME WRITING DESK. AND A SILVER FRUIT KNIFE. I HOPE I SHALL HAVE A LETTER FROM YOU. AND AUNT EVA. I SEND MY LOVE TO YOU AND AUNT BINNIE. AND ALL THE REST. PRESCOTT AND I SEND YOU LOTS OF KISSES

FROM YOUR DEAR LAURA.

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