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Thursday July 12 1934
Dietred to London and got there at 9.20
A.M. Miss Le Vere and Miss Trimm
worked at the Library and finished all the
"Personal letters" in the Benj. Plattby
Collection. Got considerable information
and many letters were copied by Miss
Trimm, but Miss Le Vere made many
notes.
I worked at the Administration Build-
ing and looked through the Catalogue of
Phillips Academy for the years 1857 to
1856. Checked out all the information
about Colonel Charles Marsh.
Here at Phillips Academy there is
an immense amount of Benj. Plattby letters
to him. There may be so boxes and
tens of bundles of London newspapers
having references to Benj. Plattby. Here
is an immense amount of information
of B.P. business as banker in London.
It should be used by someone to write