B-254-1
Hartford March 15th 1814
Dear Friend,
After having written my first letter,
I but little thought of troubling you with another; &
with regard to that, I might in some respects apologize
but as I trust it has ere this been committed to the flames,
I am willing that it should pass into oblivion
Yours by way of answer was received some months since,
which met with a welcome reception; and although not now
before me, yet if I mistake not you wished me to write
when I found freedom for so doing; therefore believing as
I do that the expression(in like manner with others of ten=
derness) emanated from a sincere heart,& likewise the lib=
erality of feeling exercised towards my simple communication
together with such an excellent opportunity for conveying a
few lines by our friend A Skinner, I thought I could
hardly forbear writing, once more to one whom I shall
never I truly believe(let my situation be as at may)
lose sight of
As for writing I have nothing important to commu=
nicate and will endeavour not to be guilty of too great an
intrusion- Our family(myself included) are all in
usual health excepting my mother who altho recover=
ing has been very sick.
I was pleased in finding by your letter that your
by change of climate was much improved & that you
appeared not discontented with your local situation so far
particular
removed from your^ friends & family connections.
We were unhappily disappointed as for my visiting that
part of the country where you reside. I trust will never
be the case, & will it may be, perhaps not only for my