41 Charlotte Square Edinburgh July 10th 1859 My dear brother As you may not have received the letters we wrote you by last mail acknowledging the receipt of your letter which Catherine got quite safe with the enclosed bills. She got all by one mail not at different dates as your letter inferred but we saw by the papers that an accident had occurred to prevent the forward run of the overland despatches at the time due. I cannot now write you a lenthened epistle being so very busy s....ing upon studies the examination commencing on the 18th of this month. I have written you several letters regarding my studies none of which you have as yet taken any note of that I am afraid they will not