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Feb 5, 1907

[[pre-printed letterhead]]
Telegrams-"Grand."

[[image: a large hotel with a street scene in front]]
THE GRAND ORIENTAL HOTEL
Colombo, Ceylon [[/pre-printed letter head]]


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make over his retirement.  I hope he has no heart tugs and will find lots of happiness in his well-won freedom.  Do give him my best wishes when you see him.

And to Russel and Fred Alger I hope you will say a kind word to each for me.  I cabled sympathy to Mrs. Alger this morning.

The Peoples-State could not find a better spot than in your building for a Womans Dept.  I hope it will go through.

Now, that I have so much idle money, may I trouble you to use of it to repay the State Savings Bank whatever amount they may have 

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