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[Page 128]

[Various notes, in pencil

N.B. Date supplied by G.H. Gifford, who
sorted the papers at Camden Park

Donaldson is as Premier, June 6 - Au 25, 1856,
and was Co. Treasurer in Parker's Ministry,
Oct 3 1856 - Sep 7 1857.

This letter may have been written
in April or July 1856 – in both months
18th fell on a Friday]

My dear Macarthur

Could you
attend a meeting
of colleagues at
my house at Darlinghurst
Friday 18th Jy at 8 pm
on public business

Yrs very truly
Stuart Donaldson

The Hon James Macarthur Esq

[Address on envelope]

The Honble
James Macarthur
Camden Park

Send Mr A note by Beam

Wingecarribee, Berrima
26th Decr. 1857

My dear Mr Macarthur

I need not assure you
that I was truly sorry to learn from
you that it was your intention to
retire for a short time from Public life
particularly as your health seems
to have, in some degree influenced
you in arriving at that conclusion
but I sincerely hope that the
rest and change will be so far
beneficial

P.S. On looking a second time at your note
I find it headed "Private". I shall therefore
not as I intended above consult any one on this
matter with the exception of Antill until I hear
from them

H.M.O.

[Page 128]

[Various notes, in pencil

N.B. Date supplied by G.H. Gifford, who
sorted the papers at Camden Park

Donaldson is as Premier, June 6 - Au 25, 1856,
and was Co. Tresurer in Parker's Ministry,
Oct 3 1856 - Sep 7 1857.

This letter may have been written
in April or July 1856 - in both months
18th fell on a Friday]

My dear Macarthur

Could you
attend a meeting
of colleagues at
my house at Darlinghurst
Friday 18th Jy at 8 pm
in public business

[indecipherable]
Stuart Donalson

The Hon James Macarthur Esq

[Addres on envelope]

The Honble
James Macarthur
Camden Park

Send Mr A note by Beam

[Note]

Wingecarribee, Berima
26th Dec 1857

My dear Mr Macarthur

I need not assume you
that I was truly sorry to learn from
you that it was your intention to
retire for a short time from Public life
particularly as yor health seems
to have, in some degree influenced
you in arriving at that conclusion
but I sincerly hope that the
rest and change will be so far
beneficial

[cross hatched]

As I am looking a second time at your note
I put it headed "Private". I shall therefore
not as I intended alone consult any one on this
matter with the exception of Antils until I hear
from them

H.M.O[Oxley]