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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Ruff, Charles J.".
Charles J. Ruff was a realtor from Cincinnati, Ohio. He offers Merton a field dog, an English Springer Spaniel, for his hermitage.
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1968/03/19 |
TLS to Merton |
Since you have your own quarters and live as a "Hermit" at Gethsemani, some 45 minutes away from |
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1968/03/22 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Your letter really moved me by its generosity. To be quite frank, I would love to have the dog. |
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