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Steamers from Vera Cruz, Mexico now leave on different dates than they did previously; sent a large packet of letters to Matthew F. Maury today and received a large packet of letters from him; he [MFM] told him that he had told his wife to go to England with her 4 youngest children; previously he had upset them by telling them to come to Mexico; will send the family to Liverpool by on of the steamers that leaves from New York every Saturday; wrote to Mrs. Maury to tell her to select a departure date so he can book their passages; will inform him of the date when he knows it; his sister invited Mrs. Maury and her children to stay at their home before their departure, provided they leave before 10 or 15 October; after that date, there will not be room, as their neice [Nan] and her 4 boys will be visiting; assumes Matthew F. Maury will leave Vera Cruz as soon as the V[?] has vanished. [Final portion of the letter is illegible].