6 surviving letters between Marcus Fadius Gallus and Marcus Tullius Cicero, spanning 56-49 BC.
“Although I myself, who want to console you, need consolation, since nothing for a long time has afflicted me so deeply a…”
“I had only just returned from Arpinum when your letter was delivered to me.”
“Of your affection, wherever I turn, I see traces -- most recently in the matter of Tigellius.”
“As to your distress that the letter was torn up, do not worry -- it is safe.”
“I had been suffering severely from my bowels for ten days, and because I had no fever I could not convince the people wh…”
“I wonder why you accuse me, when you have no right to do so.”