Hi Elizabeth,

You're certainly correct in your definition of transcribed versus edited --
I would describe the letters as being somewhere in between; I would say it
was mostly the spelling that was edited and I know for a fact that there
were some errors in the reading.  Still, they did a noteworthy job, even
including a brief biography of Hopkins and an index.  I should not be quite
so critical :-)

That said, I definitely endorse transcribing verbatim whether it be written
or oral text.  If one feels one must clarify a word or sentence, do it in
brackets after the transcription.

Kathy

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