Letter 545
To Aristainetus.
I once wrote to you that, with one exception, the entire city council is on my side. Among those who support me, Letoius stands in the front rank -- sparing neither words, nor effort, nor, I should add, money. When young men who love literature happen to be poor, he does not let their enthusiasm be crippled by their poverty.
He has also undertaken the embassy himself, relieving my uncle of the journey. My uncle's health had failed, but the governor was pressing hard, ordering him either to travel or to persuade someone no less capable to go in his place. My uncle pointed to Letoius, and Letoius accepted.
So treat this man as you would have treated my uncle himself.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.