Letter 8010: The public interest is well served by your elevation to higher office, and I offer my congratulations — briefly, so...
The public interest is well served by your elevation to higher office, and I offer my congratulations — briefly, so that no suspicion of flattery taints the sincerity of my words. I trust the path ahead will bring you satisfaction, though I have no doubt that your integrity remains unchanged and that good character is only further energized by recognition.
Among other matters, I want to alert you to the situation on my estates. The agents I've sent need your protection and cooperation. In the absence of effective oversight, local officials have been exploiting the situation, and I'm told that unauthorized assessments have been levied against my tenants. I ask you to look into this and ensure that no one profits from arbitrary enforcement at my expense. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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