Alexander Skinner letter to Thomas Rotch, Hartford, 11 Mo 23rd 1811

               
  B-177-1
                                    Hartford 11 MO 23rd 1811
                                       7th Day Evening
  Dear Friends
  R & C Rotch
                   Some considerable time, having elapsed
  since I last wrote you it becomes necessary to give some
  accounting of myself, and could I do it without 
  awakening in your minds those sympathetic feelings
  of tenderness & regard which I will know you possess for
  me (and I often think undeservedly) it would afford a
  a degree of satisfaction, but alas, the contrary is the case
  as some part of my narrative will evince, soon, after my
  last date to you I left home to attend the Quarterly
  Meeting which was a remarkably favor'd one having the
  Company of Susanne Horn from England, T Scattergood, whose
  companion was dear Wm Wharton whom I met verry unex-
  pectedly, with many more valuable Frds.  I went next
  day to Poughkeepsie to see my Brother John & Settle some
                      and 
  little affairs beside^[illegible] JOhn was gone to N York and
  expected back shortly I went back the same Evening to
  Mark Coffins and next day attended the Q Meeting at
  Stanford returnd in the evening again to Marks I was very
  cordially entertained by them, Judith is a lovely woman
           she 
  I thought, ^desired me to mention when I wrote again to
  you that she missed you more than she could express-
  I returned next day to Poughkeepsie found John had not
  returned and being unwilling to wait any longer for him sett
  off for Troy & Hudson wishing to procure some of those
  excelent Herds at the later place.