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addressee,male author,female,Atkinson, Jane Penelope,20

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Letter

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Private Written

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Private Correspondence

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http://dbpedia.org/resource/New_South_Wales

Created:

1825

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1-270

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Corpus of Oz Early English

Source

Irvine, 1992

pages

86-88
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733

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1-270-plain.txt

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1-270#Text

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Text

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Sydney 9th Feby. 1825 Wednesday
I was much delighted My Dear Cousin at the receipt of your favour by the Portland which came rather unexpectedly as I had begun to fear you had not received my Letter by Minerva which was dated 7th Feby. 1823 and I did not believe your answer to be the middle of Decbr. 1824 but I suppose I must impute to the negligence and retention of Captain Bell.
You say you have often heard of me by the "Hearing of the Ear" but I am afraid my Dr. Cousin it will be a long time ere you see me by the "Seeing of the Eye" unless you take a ship to New Holland as my Husband (Mr Atkinson) has not the slightest wish either to visit England or Scotland for many years he shortly intends leasing off all his

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