,LETT]S WRITT5 9 ,APRIL-,JUNE #aibg 9 ,D$HAM ,JAIL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,B>TOLOMEO ,VANZETTI 

,TAGS 3 D$HAM JAIL1 M>Y DONOVAN1 GOOD1 COMRADE1 WRITT51 JU/1 P>IS1 #a#i#b#g1 D$HAM1 JAIL4 

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,D,E,> ,C,O,M,R,A,D,E ,M,>,Y .<,D,O,N,O,V,A,N.>3 

,TODAY ,I HAVE WRITT51 WRITT5 & WRITT5 ALL ! TIME4  ,N[ IT 
IS LATE & ,I AM TIR$4  ,YET ,I CANNOT HELP TO WRITE TO Y\4 4 4 4 

,:AT ,I WANT TO SAY TO Y\ IS1 AGA9 & EV]1 TO BE CALM & SELF RE/RA9$4  
,YES1 JU/ ?AT & :AT ,I DO NOT KN[ TO SAY4  ,I KNEW ?AT Y\ LO/ 
Y\R JOB4   ,ANO!R ( !IR NICE ?+S4  ,N[ Y\ >E WORK+ 
DAYS & NI<TS TO SAVE ,NICK & ,I4  ,REMEMB] ?AT Y\ MU/ RE/1 
& RE/ AT LEA/ = ! NECESSITY ( IT4  ,GOOD-BYE1 & ALL MY REG>DS 
TO Y\1 ALSO ,NICK4 

.<,C,O,M,R,A,D,E ,M,>,Y WAS ,M>Y ,DONOVAN1 A RECORD+ SECRET>Y ( ! ,SACCO & 
,VANZETTI ,DEF5SE ,COMMITTEE :O HAD BE5 DISMISS$ FROM H] JOB AS 9DU/RIAL 
9SPECTOR 9 ! ,MASSA*USETTS ,DEP>TM5T ( ,LABOR & ,9DU/RIES ONE MON? 
BE=E ?IS LETT] WAS WRITT54.> 

  

,MAY #a#b1 #a#i#b#g4   ,D$HAM ,JAIL 

,D,E,> ,C,O,M,R,A,D,E ,B,L,A,C,K,W,E,L,L3 

 ,I WOND] ( Y\R UNUSUALLY LONG SIL5CE4  ,IT IS S9CE ,EA/] 
?AT ,I HAVE HE>D FROM Y\4  ,>E Y\ UNWELL8  ,HAVE Y\ RECEIV$ 
MY ANSW] TO Y\R ,EA/] MESSAGE TO ME8 

,H]E ,I AM CLOS$ 9 A CELL ALL ! TIME1 EXCEPT AN H\R A DAY1 WALK+ 
9 ! Y>D4  ,?IS 5CLOSURE AFFECTS MY M9D A GREAT DEAL4  ,I 
FEEL DIZZY & ,I AM NEV] 9 A GOOD DISCREET MOOD TO WRITE4  ,I WANT 
TO WRITE LETT]S ON ! CASE TO A COMRADE 9 ,FRANCE :O PUBLI% !M 9 
HIS WEEKLY 9 ,P>IS1 TRANSLATE !M 9 ,FR5* = Y\R ,FR5* J\RNALS1 
& S5D TO O!R P]IODICALS 9 ,ITALIAN LANGUAGE4 

,WELL1 ,I HAVE SCRIBBL$ = OV] A WEEK )\T SUCCE$+ TO PRODUCE 
A S+LE SATISFACTORY L9E4  ,I HAVE N[ READY SOME #cb PAGES--BUT IT 
IS :AT WE CALL A 0UGLY COPY40 ,YET1 ,I HOPE TO ACCOMPLI% IT SOON & NEXT1 
TO FULFILL MY PROMISE TO Y\4 

  

  

,JUNE #b1 #a#i#b#g4  ,D$HAM ,JAIL 

,D,E,> ,F,R,I,5,D ,M,R,S4 ,W,9,S,L,[3 

,9 ! HOPE TO SEE Y\ TO-MORR[1 ,I HAVE JU/ F9I%$ MY LETT] PRES5TATION 
= Y\ & MY FAMILY4  ,N[1 JU/ FEW WORDS ON Y\R TRIP4  ,I 
REALLY BELIEVE ?AT Y\R PLAN TO GO FIR/ TO SEE MY FAMILY & !N TO 
GO TO SEE ! ON ( ,NICK--BY ! ,ADRIATIC L9E--IS ! BETT] ONE W]E NOT 
= ! REASON ?AT Y\ WILL AVOID TO BE BR\<T SUDD5LY FROM A COLD TO 
A HOT CLIM4 

,FROM H]E TO ,P>IS1 Y\ >E MORE ACKN[L$G$ ?AN ,I1 9 TRAVEL+4  
,IF !RE IS A DIRECT .<TRA9.> FROM ,P>IS TO ,TUR9 ?AT W\LD BE ,O4,K4  
,IF NOT1 Y\ %\LD TAKE A TICKET FROM ,P>IS TO ,MODANE2 !N FROM ,MODANE 
TO ,TOR9O4  ,FROM ,TUR9 Y\ WILL TAKE A TICKET TO MY FAM\S MOCROPOLIS--KN[N 
BY ! :OLE UNIV]SE & O!R PLACES AS WELL1 UND] ! NAME ( ,VILLAFALLETTO4 

,N[1 :5 Y\ WILL REA* MY NATIVE HOME--JU/ ?9K TO BE AT Y\R [N4  
,Y\ WILL BE TIR$ BY ! LONG TRIP & ?AT IS A GOOD PLACE = RE/ & 
RE/ORE4  ,TO W5T & LEFT 9 A DAY1 W\LD BE A S5SELESS FATIGUE & 
!RE W\LD NOT BE TIME 5\< TO EXPLA9 ?+S TO MY PEOPLE4  ,BESIDES 
?AT1 ! 9T]PRET] C\LD BE \T ( HOME OR BUSY--:ILE IF Y\ CAN /AY 
!RE LONG]1 ALL ( Y\ WILL HAVE TIME TO UND]/& & EXPLA9 ONE ANO!R4  
,MY SI/]S WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE Y\ !RE--!Y LOVE ALL :O HELP US & 
>E PR\D ( !M4  ,SO1 PLEASE1 JU/ ?9K TO BE AT HOME & DON'T 
LEAVE ! PLACE UNTIL Y\ FEEL WELL4444 

 ,WELL1 ,I WI% Y\ A GOOD TRIP & ,I WILL ACCOMPANY Y\ 9 ?\<T 
& GOOD WI%ES4 

,I AM NOT TOO OPTIMI/ 9 ! CASE \TCOME--& ,I SEE ! POSSIBILITY 
TO BE UNABLE TO SEE Y\ & GREET Y\  ON Y\R RETURN HOME4  
,?\< IT SEEM TO BE SURE ?AT ! ,GOV]NOR WILL PO/PONE ! DATE ( ! 
EXECUTION TO NEXT ,SEPTEMB]--,I DON'T SEE NEI!R JU/ICE OR GOOD AHEAD2 
! =CE ( D>KNESS & TYRANNY >E RAPIDLY /RIF+ TO \R DOOM4 

,BUT BE ( BRAVE HE>T--& PLEASE1 TELL TO MY ONE ALL :AT Y\ HAVE 
9 Y\R HE>T4 

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