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will cease to throb before it forgets to burn with gratitude
to him. He has been a Father to my children and a friend, yes
a true and faithful friend to me. Theodore I know you
love him, and think you know him, but you are not sen-
sible of all his virues yet. The day I left his house was
one of my greatest trials. He and myself had a long con
versation before I left there. he told me he would never for-
get me and that his home should be my home when ever
I wished it, and that he felt under obligations to me
for my kindness to him. And as for your sons, (says he)
I am well payed for my troble I have had with them
by theire corect deportment, and the respectable standing
that they have established in society. Your Uncle will
go to Georgetown tomorrow to hold court for two weekes
Mary Jane I expect will go with him, but I do not
know how she will tare herself from Mr Metcalf

Robert has returned, but Elizabeth stayed with
her Father to nigh, who is very sick for the last few
days Mr McMaon is boarding with your brother and
two of Elizabeths sisters. They are allmost grown but have
not finished their education yet, for which reason they
board with Bob. You cannot think how strange I feel
to night, here I am in my roome alone, the Preste in the
next room, alone, and Robert below in his roome alone.
I can scarce realize the change of my situation. My health
has improved, but I am not well yet my physision says
I will be well by frost, perhaps so. How do you like the
advice I gave you in my last, on matrimony? And how
would you like to be Uncle--I wish from my soul you
could be with us, if it was onely for a little while. Your
sister has the greatest wish to see you. I think it strange
that you have never seen her, for she was one of poore
Fannys associates, and a favorite of hers at that. Magare-
tta says you might notice her few lines. I wish you could
see her two little daughters, they are the most interesting
children I ever saw, particularly the eldest. She is the very
picture of her mother--She often says, Aunt Biddy wont