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with extraordinary felicity what
all who knew him well, felt
I have sent it on to Katherine
Dont - answer this - only
I wished very much to
thank you -
I know that your own
home has not been spared
& that makes me feel still
more entitled to express
both gratitude & sympathy.
Yrs sincerely, Frances Horner

handwritten- Lady Horner's daughter, Katherine married