Letter 6002: Your letter brightened my day, and your words doubled the pleasure of our household's birthday celebration.
Your letter brightened my day, and your words doubled the pleasure of our household's birthday celebration. But as I read further, the appended note furrowed my brow — it informed me that you're embroiled in a dispute over Petronia's estate. I believe, however, that if your sister Marciana's promise isn't hollow, the question of the inheritance can be settled within the family, once you send me the documents of the case for my review (as she herself chose me as arbiter). I've listed below the specific points the opposing side is likely to raise, so that you can prepare your responses in advance. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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