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(in ink at top of page, Mrs Miller, daughter of Gerrit Smith)

May 21-69

My dear Mrs. Anneke,
I must write a line to tell you that in translating your address, or rather, in re-writing Madame Caprile's [?] translation, I have taken great license. I have followed your idea as nearly as I could, and hope it will give you satisfaction nevertheless, it gives me some anxiety & when you have read it if you will please drop me a line telling me just what you think of it, I shall be very much obliged to you.
When I last heard from my parents, they were [?]