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Scott Nearing Jamaica, Vermont "World Events" 125 Fifth Street, N.E.

Washington 2, D.C. [checkmark]

Dec. 14, 1951 Dear May Walden, For some weeks I've had your letter of Oct 24th in my active file, hoping for a chance to answer it, but the "must" work has piled in in such a gratifying stream that it left me not even 10 or 15 minutes free time. Now here comes your most welcome order and check for $400- the first response to that blue circular and we take it as a good omen. I have just wrapped the books and added various items which I hope you will find interesting. Going back to your letter - call me anything you like that shows friendliness except the diminutive ending in -die or -dy because that was what they called me in my earliest days and seems hardly suited to a white-haired man who will be 74 next month.