[Letter of 1868 May 13]

[Letter of 1868 May 13]

[1868?]-05-13

Commencement ceremonies

Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]

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Correspondence

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Mr Barnes Lincoln University [May?] 13th 6[8?] Miss Carrie, Many pardons/ I beg for my seeming negligence/ in failing with to to write/ according to promises I/ have had very poor health/ during the whole of this ses/ sion untill[sic] quite recently/ This has been the only thing/ that has prevented me from/ writing. / Our session is now/ rapidly drawing to a close/ You cannot regret more than I/ that the privilege of a correspondence has/ been so long withheld lost. A [rich?] harvest I take it would/ have been my reward from the [few?] of/ one so gifted as yourself. Whilst I am [sorry?]/ to say the return I fear would have but/ poor indeed./ for our commencement [excercise?]/ at the close of the session in/ about five weeks which it is expected/ [will?] excell[sic] all former commence-/ ments, as two days will be devoted/ to it, [have?] [?] that [?] [?]/ [been?] [?] to [?] the [?] of/ a frequent correspondence with one so cultivated and refined/ for I am confident that it would/ have been profitable at least to/ me, I hope to hear from you/ even though i[x?] [be?] the [?]/ that I write, and [?]/ that your picture a[xxxxxxx?] to/ promise will be [?] to [?]/ your first [favour?]/ [?]/ the hope that I [have?] [been?] [?]/ you at an [early?] day./ [?] [?]/ [?] [?]/ yours with sentiments of the [?]/