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Ediinburgh
Edinborough
Oct. 3./48
Oct. 3./48
Sir
Sir
We hope you will excuse our intruding upon you by the expression of our grief on hearing that your brother Mr. George Ruxton had died at St. Louis in the United States.  Our acquaintance with him was only of recent date but even in our brief personal intercourse and correspondence with him, we saw so much to admire in his fine frank character, that in his death we lament the loss of a very dear friend.  Od his abilities also, we entertained a very high opinion and we looked upon him as one who with more practise in [[next word underlined:]] writing could take a very honourable place in literature.  You are probably aware that he is the Author of a series entitled “Life in the Far West” now appearing in our Magazine.  A fine fresh original thing it is, and we know of no such vigorous picture of Life in Western America —
We hope you will excuse our intruding upon you by the expression of our grief on hearing that your brother Mr. George Ruxton had died at St. Louis in the United States.  Our acquaintance with him was only of recent date but even in our brief personal intercourse and correspondence with him, we saw so much to admire in his fine frank character, that in his death we lament the loss of a very dear friend.  Od his abilities also, we entertained a very high opinion and we looked upon him as one who with more practise in [[next word underlined:]] writing could take a very honourable place in literature.  You are probably aware that he is the Author of a series entitled “Life in the Far West” now appearing in our Magazine.  A fine fresh original thing it is, and we know of no such vigorous picture of Life in Western America —

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(Copy) Edinborough Oct. 3./48 Sir We hope you will excuse our intruding upon you by the expression of our grief on hearing that your brother Mr. George Ruxton had died at St. Louis in the United States. Our acquaintance with him was only of recent date but even in our brief personal intercourse and correspondence with him, we saw so much to admire in his fine frank character, that in his death we lament the loss of a very dear friend. Od his abilities also, we entertained a very high opinion and we looked upon him as one who with more practise in next word underlined: writing could take a very honourable place in literature. You are probably aware that he is the Author of a series entitled “Life in the Far West” now appearing in our Magazine. A fine fresh original thing it is, and we know of no such vigorous picture of Life in Western America —