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Forgot to return the letter from their nephew Matthew Fontaine Maury; now does so and thanks him for it; has urged his brother and sister to try harder to get them released, but has far as he knows, they are still in prison; thinks Lord Lyons got in touch with the boys again, but does not know what he said; Mytton says that the family in New York thinks that the boys should appeal to [Secretary of State] Seward, who is supposed to be sympathetic to their  cause; Ann received a letter from Matthew Fontaine, who was very upset by the death of his financée; Walker has been corresponding with both boys, but he never tells anyone what they say to him; Walker has visited each of them once and wants to go again; visits must be supervised, and all letters must be inspected; thinks that the letter he [HNH] got from Matthew Fontaine must have been smuggled out; neither of the boys had the British consul's shield for the letters they carried; both of they knew they were breaking the law; thinks that putting the consular seal on the letter's they carried from New Orleans was wrong of Mr. Meere's representative; will tell him if he hears any good news. 2pp. Cy of ALS