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Legation of the United States of America
Constantinople, Dec 1894

My dear Wife,

I [] the deed you
[] - properly acknowledged for (...). I have been quite
busy for some days -[] [] the Pati and the Palace
(...) the Armenians missing at all hours. The English
and American papers have been full of Armenian [];
Said that for of the 10,000 men women and children slain-
Some truth (...... of ...) hatched by the (...)
t(...) a(...). England began to prep for the right to
send an Officer (...) the [friend] to examine, claiming the
right under the 6th article of the Treaty of Berlin-- in
which I was stipulated that the Turk should effect
(...) in Asia Minor; and England got 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 [] his deed you
[] - 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 [];
Said that for of the 10,000 men women and children Slain-
Some truth (...... of ...) hatched by the (...)
t(...) a(...). England began to prep for the right to
send an Officer (...) the friend to examine, claiming the
right under the 6th article of the Treaty of Berlin-- in
which I 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