Jefferson Quotes & Family Letters

My dear Jane,

January 14 1819

From your not writing by the last mail I suppose that poor little Pat has taken the measles, but even if she has I think you might have written or have made Mr R. do so, for as you were not well when you wrote last we cannot help feeling a little mortified uneasy at your silence. We received a letter from sister Polly yesterday, which I will enclose to you, and which I hope will excuse my writing a short letter one as really & truly I have nothing to write about, the town has been so dull for the last week. The only news in town is, uncle Norbone’s being elected president of the farmers bank; he has of course resigned the place of attorney general the Madame was most violently opposed to it, she cried three whole days about it, but she could not move the little man in the least, she says, she will never give any one her advise again, and that he is just like all the rest of the Nicholas’s so fond of changing, there never was any thing like the Nicholas’s for changing in the whole world; I wish you could see her—

There are a set of players just come to town, who are performing in the circus, they say they are very good indeed, I have been crazy to go ever since they came, and have at length made up a party to go this evening. I got a letter from Maria Carr to day, it is the most amusing thing that I ever saw, she is highly diverted with cousin M.s [. . .] marriage, she says that she is very anxious to get ‘sister’ out of that neighbourhood she is afraid that some of those [. . .] old [. . .] codgers will snap her up

I must now bid you adieu for my head turns so continually on the play that I cannot think of any think thing else. it is to be the most [. . .]. kiss little pat for me, can she not talk yet tell Mag I will send her some more good things if [. . .] Cy will call the next time he comes down yours &&&c