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... hope you will accept as a small token of my sincere love and affection . Sister , farewell , and remember that modesty , as it makes the most homely virgin amiable and charming , so the want of it infallibly renders the most perfect ...
... hope you will accept as a small token of my sincere love and affection . Sister , farewell , and remember that modesty , as it makes the most homely virgin amiable and charming , so the want of it infallibly renders the most perfect ...
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... hope the doc- tors you have will at least allow the experiment to be tried , and shall rejoice to hear it has the accustomed effect . You have mentioned nothing in your letter of our dear pa- rents , but I conclude they are well because ...
... hope the doc- tors you have will at least allow the experiment to be tried , and shall rejoice to hear it has the accustomed effect . You have mentioned nothing in your letter of our dear pa- rents , but I conclude they are well because ...
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... condition , and we have every day , more con- venient living . Two more are to be built , one on each side of this , at about fifteen miles distance . I hope both will be done in a week or ten days , and then I ∞ PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE .
... condition , and we have every day , more con- venient living . Two more are to be built , one on each side of this , at about fifteen miles distance . I hope both will be done in a week or ten days , and then I ∞ PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE .
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... hope you visit sister as often as your affairs will permit , and afford her what assistance and comfort you can in her present situation . Old age , infirmities , and poverty , joined , are afflictions enough . The neglect and slights ...
... hope you visit sister as often as your affairs will permit , and afford her what assistance and comfort you can in her present situation . Old age , infirmities , and poverty , joined , are afflictions enough . The neglect and slights ...
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... hope my conduct will ever be such as to merit a continuance of your regard . Being just on the point of embarkation , prevents my add- ing more than my best respects to Mr. Mecom , cousin Benny , & c . and to desire you will believe me ...
... hope my conduct will ever be such as to merit a continuance of your regard . Being just on the point of embarkation , prevents my add- ing more than my best respects to Mr. Mecom , cousin Benny , & c . and to desire you will believe me ...
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acquainted affairs affectionately agreeable America answer April 17 April 22 Art of Virtue assembly believe best wishes Boston Britain colonies commerce continue copy coun David Hartley dear friend DEAR SIR desire duty effect enemies England Europe expect favor France FRANKLIN gentleman give glad gout governor grandson hand happy hear heard honor hope humble servant inclosed Jane Mecom Joseph Galloway kind letter king late liberty live logography London lord lord Dartmouth lord Hillsborough Lord Kames lordship ment mention ministers nation never obedient obliged occasion opinion paper Paris parliament Passy peace perhaps petition Philadelphia pleased pleasure present printed proposed reason RECEIVED your kind respect seems sent sentiments sincere esteem soon stamp act suppose thank thing Thomas Cushing thought tion trade treaty write