Letter of 1873 Feburary 15

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Cairo.  February 15. 1873./

My dear Cary,/

	I am now able to/
 acknowledge your last welcome Letter/
 of January 28th as well those of Jan: 10th & 14th/
 & 7th and your goodness in giving me/
 these great pleasures I feel the more/
 when I know the pain you must put your/
 poor eye to in writing them.  I trust dear/
 Willy & Emmy may be well free of their colds/
 when this reaches you.  Mr Reed, late Constructor/
 of the Navy, starts for so rapid a journey to/
 London that I have asked him to kindly/
 post the packet when he gets there.  I have had/
 great pleasure in making that truly able man's/
 acquaintance, as well as that of his friends Ld Clarence/
 Paget & Mr Emmerson.  Oddly enough, I heard/
 of Emerson's (American Author's) arrival in/
 Cairo yesterday & of his having expressed the pleasure/
 of hearing that I also was here, mentioning some civilities/
 we showed him when in London 20 years ago.  I/

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