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Legation of the United States of America
Constantinople, Dec^m 7^th 1894

My dear Wife,

I enclose the deed you
sent -- properly acknowledged for record. I have been quite
busy for some days -- up at the Porte and the Palace
on the Armenian business, at all hours. The English
and American papers have been full of Armenian atrocities;
said that from 7 to 10.000 men women and children slain.
Some truth doubtless, but most of it hatched by the revolu--
tionary agitators. England began to press for the right to
send an Officer on the ground to examine, claiming the
right under the 6^th article of the Treaty of Berlin -- in
which it was stipulated that the Turk should effect
reforms in Asia Minor; and England got the island of
Cypruss to be close to supervise those reforms. But
the jealousy of rival powers prevented all active
supervision.

Now, when England wanted to send an Officer
the Turk became alarmed, and feared that she would
hatch up a log jam(?) about atrocaties {sic}, as during the

Legation of the United States of America
Constantinople, Dec 1894

My dear Wife,

I [burden?] the deed you
Dear - properly acknowledged for [?] have been quite
busy for some days - up at the Pati and the Palace
as the Armenians missing at all hours. The English
and American papers have been full of Armenian [ancestry?];
Said that for of the 10,000 men women and children slain-
Some truth [awfully?] [had?] much of is hatched by the [?]
[Ti__oy] [a_ital__] - England began to prep for the right to
send an Officer [as?] the [p___d?] to examine, claiming the
right under the 6th article of the Treaty of Berlin-- in
which I was stipulated that the Turk should effect
[zeferus?] in Asia Minor; and England got the island of
Cypress to the [clan to superior __ ___?]. But
the jealousy of [what lovers?] resented are active
[Suspicion?].

[How?] when England wanted to send an Officer
The Turk became alarmed, and feared that she [named?]
[hotet?] up a lay zone about atrocities, as during this