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Case 2

7. Letter from Helen May 15 November 1884

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Nov. 15, 1884

My Dear Lord Bishop,

There has been a Plebiscite of the boys here on the matter of the minion, and they all approve of the idea of supporting the "Waifs and Strays" suggested by Your Lordship, assuming that the annual cost of maintaining one is 10£. They also expressed a great hope, which I was

Overwritten in red: Gray H Ey

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