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TCG Letter #229


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mrs Rachael Feichtmeir
Date
21 December 1955
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
This letter remains unpublished and little is known beyond one quote, Tolkien says that "One must write to a map in being or times and distances get hopelessly wrong."

At Marquette can be found a photocopy of the original and complete transcript, with the original letter found in MSS-4, Box 2, Folder 42. It was a gift to the archives from Ms. Rachael Balyeat in May 2014.
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