Langham Hotel, London.  March 4, 18—.

   Dear sir

I have the pleasure of informing you that my partner Mr Fisker,—­ of Fisker, Montague, and Montague, of San Francisco,—­is now in London with the view of allowing British capitalists to assist in carrying out perhaps the greatest work of the age,—­namely, the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway, which is to give direct communication between San Francisco and the Gulf of Mexico.  He is very anxious to see you upon his arrival, as he is aware that your co-operation would be desirable.  We feel assured that with your matured judgment in such matters, you would see, at once, the magnificence of the enterprise.  If you will name a day and an hour, Mr Fisker will call upon you.

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