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General Ricli writes, January 1st, 1884, from Twyford, 

 Wincliester : 



" If you refer anyone to me I will unliesitatingrly state to them 

 all I have experienced in your assistance to myself and to my son. 

 I have written to you on this point before, and have felt very 

 angry with the correspondence I have read in the newspapers 

 regardir g the agencies of which yours is one. I am fully satisfied 

 that the arrangements you have made, and the assistance you in 

 conjunction with your agents abroad have given my son, are all 

 and everything that a father could expect. You have never 

 wearied in trying to help him, and he has received the greatest 

 kindness throughout, and I have observed that you have always 

 been most desirous to secure his success. I have just heard from 

 my son. He seems very well and writes cheerfully," etc. 



"A. EICH, Lt. -General." 



" Messrs. Ford, Eathbone and Co." 



F. K. B., also quoted below, writes to us, I^ovember 

 11th, 1883, after an experience of one year on a farm in 

 Canada : 



" My year with Mr. W expires, as you are doubtless aware, 



on the 17th inst. From your letters to Mr. W I feel sure you 



will like to know my plans. Mr. W has taken two farms, 



which adjoin each other, and one of which he and I are going to 

 work together, the other being managed by his two sons. 



" Now, gentlemen, I think the mere fact of my electing to 



enter into partnership with Mr. W , living for at least the 



next two or three years with him and his wife, will be s ufficient to 

 show you how well we have got on together. 



" Accept my best thanks for the trouble you have taken on my 

 behalf. 



" I am. Gentlemen, 



" Very truly yours, 



" F. K. B." 



" To Messrs. Ford, Eathbone and Co." 



Mrs. B., mother of F. K. B., writes, December 14th, 



1883: 



"1 beg to acknowledge with many and sincere thanks your 

 kind letter, with the quotations you were good enough to make 

 from others for my perusal. It gives me indeed heartfelt pleasure 

 to find my son continues well and happy in Canada, and that Mr. 



and Mrs. W and he seem so much pleased with each other. I 



think it is a great advantage for my son to remain with such kind 

 friends as they have proved, and to be allowed a share in their 

 new farm, instead of making a separate venture on his own 



