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That you should have condescended to mention my name in so eloquent an appeal, I [need?] not say honors me beyond [expression?].

Your note of the 21[st inst?] - just received - concludes by a melancholy announcement - and I assure you no stranger [can?] more [sincerely?] pity the poor lady, than [myself?]. Again assuring you of the regret I feel at what I lost by not being present to hear your admirable address.

I have the honor to remain
Your most obt Servant
Henry [underlined] Bergh [underlined]