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Letter 69 Written by Myretta (8/19/2011 8:12 a.m.)

Letter 69 is also not in the Brabourne edition. This was written on July 26, 1809 by Jane Austen to her brother Francis in China on the birth of his first son, Francis William the younger on July 12.

Mary Jane was Francis and Mary's first child, born in 1807 and, apparently, a difficult birth.

Mrs. Austen, Jane, and Cassandra took up residence in Chawton Cottage on July 7, 1809.

The "over-right of us" refers to Chawton Great House. Francis returned to England in 1810, but Charles and Fanny and family did not return until 1811.

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Letter 69 Myretta (8/19/2011 8:12 a.m.)

Letter 69: This really makes me smile. Rachel G (8/19/2011 11:33 a.m.)
- An amusing and lovely poem. Mandy N (8/20/2011 12:13 p.m.)
  - Endow'd with Art's & Nature's Good Stephanie (8/21/2011 9:51 p.m.)
    - Good observations. Mandy N (8/22/2011 4:16 a.m.)
      - I meant Jane Bennet, yes! Sorry! nfm Stephanie (8/22/2011 8:51 a.m.)
- *snort* Myretta (8/19/2011 1:40 p.m.)
  - not with one fault dispense Stephanie (8/19/2011 10:18 p.m.)
    - As I understood... Reeba (8/20/2011 3:15 p.m.)
      - b=be Myretta (8/20/2011 7:53 p.m.)
        
        but just descried Stephanie (8/21/2011 10:06 p.m.)
    - Not one but three or four Myretta (8/20/2011 8:07 a.m.)

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