Mail 8.1: AppleScript to reply email, can't set content

Originator:amorya
Number:rdar://19348912 Date Originated:26-Dec-2014 12:29 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Mail Product Version:Mail 8.1 (1993)
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When I am replying to an email through AppleScript, I cannot seem to set the content.

Steps to Reproduce:
Run the following script:

tell application "Mail"
	copy first message of inbox to emailMessage
	set replyMessage to reply emailMessage without opening window
	set content of replyMessage to "Hello"
	set visible of replyMessage to true
end tell

Expected Results:
A new outgoing email window appears, a reply to the first email in the inbox, with its body text set to Hello.

Actual Results:
A new outgoing email window appears, a reply to the first email in the inbox, with no body text (or with just the quoted original message, depending how your Mail preferences are set up).

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