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1881

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Naples March 16th

My dear Leland

While waiting for
lunch to be served and
waiting for George and Leland
to return from the bank
with money for me I will
ocupy [sic] the time writing a
few lines. We left Rome
day before yesterday (Tuesday)
on Monday previous we had
much to enjoy. Hooker & Co.
Bankers had invited us to a
balcony in a friends house
to see the King review the
troops being his birth day
But before it was time I
have at 1/2 past 9 - he also
recived [sic] a note from Bishop
[Faughese ?] saying at 12 we

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in beautiful costume of yellow
and blk guarding the stairs
after waiting awhile in an
ante room where we left our
wraps we were ushered by [cadets ?]
dressed in crimson satin
and velvet into an inner
room where we found about
two hundred seated all dressed
in the black costumes blk [ ?}
the gents in full dress white
cravats- many looked like
noblemen and ladies
we had to wait nearly an hour
but the room was so beautiful
marble mosaics and frescoes
and the people themselves
all interested me so much
the time did not seem long
at last a Chamberlain came
and took all the [sinatures] from
each and some after the

[Penciled notation at top]
1881

[Right side ink]

Naples March 16th

My dear Leland

While waiting for
[Church?] to be served and
waiting for George and Leland
to return from the bank
with money for me I will
occupy the time writing a
few lines. We left Rome
day before yesterday (Tuesday)
on Monday previous we had
much to enjoy. [Hooker} & Co.
Bankers have invited us to a
balcony in a friends house
to see the King review the
troops being his [Leictt days]
Just before it was time to
leave at 1/2 past 9 - he also
recived a post from Bishop
[Jang?] here saying at 12 he

[Left side]
in beautiful costume of yellow
and was guarding the stairs
after working awhile in an
ante room when we left our
wraps we were ushered upwards
dressed in crimson satin
and velvet into an inner
room where we found about
two hundred seated all dressed
in the black costumes [???]
the gents in full dress white
cravats- many looked like
noblemen and ladies
he had to wait nearly an hour
but the room was so beautiful
marble mosaics and frescoes
and the people themselves
all interested me so much
the time did not seem long
at last a chamberlain came
and took all the [sinatures] from
each and some after the