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Legation of the United States of America
Constantinople, Dec 1894

My dear Wife,

I [] his deed you
[] - money acknowledged for (...). I have been quite
busy for some days - (...) and the Palace(?)
(...) the Armenian (..)p, at all hours. The English
and American papers have been fully Armenian (...);
Said that for of the 10,000 men women and children Slaves.
Some truth (...... of ...) hatched by the (...)
t(...) a(...). England began to prep for the right to
send an Officer (...) the friend to examine, claiming their(?)
right under the 6th article of the Treaty of Berlin-- in
which it was stipulated that this (...) sh(...) effect
(...) in Asia Minor; and England (..)b the island of
Cypress(?) to the (......). But
the jealousy of (...) fp(...) presented are active
(Suspicion?).

(...) when England wanted to send an Officer
The Turk became alarmed, and feared that she would
hot(..)up a lay zone about atrocities(?), as during this

Legation of the United States of America
Constantinople, Dec 1894

My dear Wife,

I (...) the deed you
(....).money acknowledged for (...). I have been quite
busy for some days. (...) and the Palace(?)
(...) the Armenian (..)p, at all hours. The English
and American papers have been full of Armenian (...);
(...) that for of the 10,000 men women and children Slaves(?).
Some truth (...... of ...) hatched by the (...)
t(...) a(...). England (.....) to prep for (?) (...) right to
send an Officer (...) the friend to examine, claiming their(?)
right under the 6th article of the Treaty of Berlin-- in
which it was stipulated that this (...) sh(...) effect
(...) in Asia Minor; and England (..)b the island of
Cypress(?) to the (......). But
the jealousy of (...) fp(...) presented are active
(Suspicion?).

(...) when England wanted to send an Officer
The Turk became alarmed, and feared that she would
hot(..)up a lay zone about atrocities(?), as during this