LetterOct. 23. '44. - Dear M. Yours of Oct. 12 gave me the pleasure of hear- ing once more from yourself and the world without. I regret that you were under such depression of spirits when you wrote, and trust that you have recovered the equanimity so necessary to sup- port the troubles of this moral lot. I cannot sufficiently thank you for the most excellent wishes in my behalf expressed in your last; and they are reciprocated with the utmost sin- cerity. This short note will be accompanied by the verbal ac- count of the bearer respecting my health. On this subject I cannot add but little. We do not expect any unremarkable ewes in a place like this so little adapted to rheumatative cases. – I notice you hint respecting “enclosures”, and will observe the same cau- tion as before. In return I would suggest that there should be an in- ner envelope around all that you send, properly sealed – I hope that Henry was honorable enough, in his reply to the recent tender of a nomin- ation to the assembly from N. York, by the democratic committee, to say that he ceased to be a democrat (if ever he were one) more than two years ago. He certainly could not wish to avoid himself of the goodwill, or patron- age, of democrats, under any false pretense. – Of the new “Baptist ball” mentioned in your last, I cannot very well judge in this confinement. It sounds better than its predecessor, but not so well as the old one. One more casting will bring it about right. – The assembly will probably do nothing next week, or will annex conditions which they will know will not be accepted. Yours very truly, T.W.D. I think I have had more than my proportion of the orchard grapes and sickle pears. |