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pg 553

21 May 1865.

My dear Macarthur,
It was only on our return from abroad, at the end of last month, that we received your welcome and affectionate letters of the 21 Dec and 19 [Sep?].
In the uncertainty of our [movements?], we determined not to have any letters forwarded from home whilst we were away; but Sarah from time to time wrote to [Emmelias?], and in this way, we
 

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