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Strong letterbook no.106 (Rayleigh is the sister of Hedley Vickers)
Date
5-31-1862
Keywords
letter, Rayleigh, McIlvaine
Recommended Citation
Rayleigh, Clara S.L., "Letter to Charles Pettit McIlvaine" (1862). Charles Pettit McIlvaine Letters. 373.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/mcilvaine_letters/373
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[?] [Hotel]
[Cork] [St.]
May 31st
My dear Bishop
I was so sorry to find that you had all left [Bond St.] & I am afraid there is no hope of seeing you again! I [imagined] [you] [will] remain in Town till [yr.] departure for America or I [will] have made greater efforts to see you earlier — [but] my cold was so bad that for some days afters our [?] to the [?] I could [scarcely] speak, & was quite [?]. Please give my love to yr. Daughters & if [?] Mr. [?] will [?] [?] does not [?] [?] [?] hear of [yr.] safe arrival at Home. I shall be so glad. It has been a great pleasure to [us] to become acquainted with you & we shall look forward to [yr.] paying another visit to England very soon with best wishes for yourself your family & [country]
Believe me
My dear Bishop
ever most truly yours
Clara S.L. Rayleigh
I am half afraid you may not get this [before] you leave W. [?]. Remember us [most kind] to him if you do