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                                        Sydney Augst. 26th 1856
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My Dear James,
I thank you for your kind letter with a check [cheque] for £2. 0. 0.  I was very sorry to hear that you had been so ill.  I had heard that you had a cold and at this time if you follow the [?] you must have one.
I have been staying at Mrs Campbells for the last seven weeks and only returned home on Friday when I got your letter.
I thought you knew me better than for one instant to think I was offended with you because I did not write indeed I thought [?] very good to write to me so soon and as for the cake I should have thought you cakes for sending any.  I beg you to keep the piece you say you have got for me till I come and fetch it which will not before a few weeks as I have been of late quite dissap [?] of late and now wish to get quite steady in my old age

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