George Francis letter to Charity Rotch, Hartford, March 15, 1814

              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