Letter from T.G.B. to Donald McLean Esq. dated 4th. December (no date of year) 1859 My dear McLean, I received your letter on arrival here, and lose not a moment in writing to say pray, pray take as much leave of absence as you require, and go whereever you like best. I trust you will not have waited for this, but will have gone by the last steamer to Canterbury, where I shall hope