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Title: Letter from HIRAM POWERS to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated January 2, 1851.

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  • Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873

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  • Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882

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Letter from HIRAM POWERS to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated January 2, 1851., Original located at the University of Vermont's Special Collections in the George Perkins Marsh Collection, filed by date., http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/hpgpm510102 (accessed May 25, 2013)

Letter from HIRAM POWERS to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated January 2, 1851.

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TEI mark-up by : James P. Tranowski andEllen Thomson


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To His Excellency
Honble Geo P Marsh --

My Dear Friend

In accordance with the wishes of My Wife's Uncle, Dr Boyd Reilly of Washington, I now enclose the document he has sent to me for you together with two subsequent communications from him for you -- I have waited until now for a favourable opportunity to send them by a private hand--but even now, the papers cannot go so direct and soon as I could wish --

Dr Reilly has devoted a large part of his life time to the invention and improvement of his baths. I have seen them, and can testify to their great simplicity, convenience and usefulness -- Thus far he has not met with that reward, which his labours have so justly merited while all that I have ever heard speak of his inventions have admitted their great utility -- If you can do any thing at Constantinople to assist him, in the object of his communication I shall take it very kindly of you, and any expenses you may be at, necessary to carry out this purpose, I shall be happy to reimburse to you --

We have not heard from you (direct) since your first letter to me, to which I answered -- We are all quite well and we all join in wishing you and yours a most happy new year,

Every most sincerely you[r] friend

H. Powers. note:Florence Jan 2d 1851 ---

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