Letter 6010: After this greeting, I turn to a matter that demands your attention.

After this greeting, I turn to a matter that demands your attention. My agents report delays in the business I entrusted to them, and I suspect the obstacles are not entirely beyond remedy. Your influence in the region would go a long way toward smoothing the path. I ask you, then, in the name of our friendship, to lend your support to whatever my representatives bring before you. Any effort you put in will be remembered with genuine gratitude. I'm in good health and wish the same for you. Farewell.

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