FL4651274

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29 May 1860

[centred, in pencil] Rusden

My dear Sir,

I was very sorry on many
accounts that I was unable to
see your brother on his way to
England, but there was one
reason for which I wished
to see him, and which induces
me now to trouble you with this
letter. I could not go on board
the Steamer because I had an
official appointment which I could
not neglect. I ran down however
to Essⁿ & Arthur Kings [sic] office, but found
that they were equally unfortunate
with myself.

Besides having
the pleasure of seeing your brother
and his family however I wished to
ask if he received a letter I wrote
in reply to some questions of his about
one of our iron bridges over the Yarra.

After some delay I got information
from the Roads & Bridges office