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rubies and pearls and
carpets of gold covered
with precious stones as
close as they could be
put on. After we had
seen three rooms out
of the six filled with
just such things, we
were taken to one of
the Sultan's private
kiosks and given coffee
in cups with gold
holders set with diamonds
and after this a delicious

...

Mr. Nash lost his
valise in crossing the
Danube and now
any thing that can't
be found happened
to be in that, it
must have been
as large as Noah's ark
and contained the
treasures of the
Indies. We are all
sorry to hear that you
are sick and hope
you will be well soon.
Best wishes from
all and love from me.
Leland
P.S. I had a letter from Aimee
yesterday they are all well. The "we" with the cross after it is Mr. Nash's work.