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cannot find the time for it; and
I cannot get the aid required to do
the labor for me.

How our joy has become mourning
yet not so; for our causes for rejoicing
still continue to multiple upon
us; and perhaps the great bereavement,
which brings personal grief to each of
us, may result in the country's good.

Yours very truly
James D. Dana

I. A. Lapham