Lucius Horatio Stockton letter to Thomas Rotch, Trenton March 11th AD 1814

               
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  Dear Friend     Trenton  March 11th AD 1814
  Since the receipt of thy esteemed favour it hath not see
  med needful to trouble thee with a letter until now that
  the season of the year advances and such circumstances
  exist as to make it highly important to our dear M Imlay
  that a transfer would be made of the estate of one whose lo-
  cal situation will admit of his acting in the premises  Joseph
  M. Lowrie is a man of very respectable character and his
  standing both in church in State is among the first in our
  country and as he is kindly willing to undertake he trust it
  appears to me highly essential to the convenience of M I that
  there should be no further delay in sending back to her
  an assignment of sd trust to JML which I think can be
  Done by writing something like the following hereon. "I, TR, do
  "hereby for my heir, suitors, administrators, and assigns convey to
  Joseph M Lowrie his executors, administrators & assigns the property both real
  & personal within contained subject to the same trusts and limitati
  ons as are herein contained.  witness my hand and seal the 
       day of    AD 1814." with a wax or wafer seal, and acknow
  ledge like a deed before a judge -  My wife children are well & se
  nd affectionate regards to be conveyed to thy Dr wife with thy sincere
  friend.  Lucius Horatio Stockton