Candace Allen letter to Charity Rotch, Mulford, May 19, 1804

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         			Mulford, May 19th  1804
                                    me
		      Will you oblige^ my dear Madam by excep-
	ting the work[illegible] which accompanies this; it is the offering of
	one who will ever recollect with the most sincere gratitude and
	pleasure the many flattering marks of affection you have
	shown her; and it will be her first wish not to prove unworthy
	of them;
		Mama has almost determined to send my
	little brother to an excellent school kept in this town 
	it will give me great pleasure for I can see him every
	day;  We have a vacation this and the next week. Mama
	thought there was no great necessity of my spending it in
	Providence. I had been from home so short a time…..
	I make quite rapid progress in French and have begun