Letter 4011: I've received your letter, and with it the pleasant news that you and your family are well.
I've received your letter, and with it the pleasant news that you and your family are well. Nothing brings me more satisfaction than hearing that the people I care about are thriving. I urge you to keep writing often — our correspondence is the thread that holds our friendship together across the distance. My own health is sound, and I pass along this report in hope of receiving the same good news from you. Please commend me to our mutual friends and know that my household joins me in sending warmest regards. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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