I thank you for your letter inclosing two others. I should have written to you earlier but have not even yet been to Albemarle, nor seen Mr Jefn. I am however resolved on continuing at the bar: and shall open the debate on the 20th Jany. if my health permit. I am recovering my strength, slowly to...

The Competitor has arrived in Hampton roads all safe. This intelligence we received here early yesterday morning by the steam Boat from Norfolk, which came up about midnight—on Friday, having landed a passenger with the Professors whom he left well on Board, at City Point, whence he went to...

indeed New York, by it’s private and public exertions is setting examples to us all of the wisest employments of our energies. we need however a preliminary lesson from her book, how to get rich enough to follow her great examples.

Seven years ago indeed, I embarked in an enterprise ... I hope it will prove a blessing to my own state, and not unuseful perhaps to some others.

your affection towards me has been severely tested, & yet your deportment in our Casual entercourse, convinces me that it still exists. My anxiety to preserve it, is the cause of this address. Coloo S Carr. has for years been to me, a sly & insido insidious foe. I believe, although before...

Doctor Dunglison had enquired of me if I knew where he could purchase a dining room servant, this enquiry induced me to wait on him yesterday and offer to hire him the boy you propose hiring, at first he seemed to prefer hiring a purchase, but at last concluded he would hire your boy. for the...

Your two boys got up yesterday, I am sorry they are so small—I fear they will not be able to stand the work of the season—my intention is only to work one table—the moulder whom I have employed is an...

When your last letter arrived I was confined by a severe illness which has prostrated my small stock of strength and denied me the power of replying to it earlier—I have a perfect recollection of the letters from Mr Hamilton which you sent for my perusal and which were returned to you—I was much...

I have been very anxious about Ellen, in consequence of a letter from her, giving me an acct, of a severe bilious attack: before recg...

The mahogany plank arrived at Norfolk where it was carefully transferred across the deck of the steamboat for Richmond and deposited on the wharf where it was on the last accounts. Now therefore with a full knowledge of the premises will you see the captain of this boat as aforesaid and desire...

By Tom, my dear Madam, you will receive the articles purchased for you in Richmond, as contained in your memorandum—I hope they will be approved of—if however, any of them should not answer, to your entire satisfaction, they can be returned by the first boat—inclosed is a...