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leave me is for impertinence: the quarrel is too
long to amuse you with by letter, but I want
to know how I shall act if I have to follow
you up with the Family. I suppose we can
keep William until he is free. I am
sorry it has happened for Williams sake
Ruth has asked if she might remain till
you came down which of course I allowed
but I want to know how I shall manage
in the event of you not coming for I
cannot keep her longer as a Servant. The rest of of the
servants have behaved well and so would
ruth if she had remained as Cook.
I have now to [pick?] with you "You ask
"could I have borne the life of a [indecipherable]
so nobly as Mrs [Street?] had you been in the
habit of thinking favourably of me you would not
have asked the question but would have
remembered immediately how I [bore?] the
intelligence of the loss of the Elizabeth and
from that could have gauged whether

have foregiven the person who had [spoils?]
[indecipherable]. I am grieved after so many years
acquaintance you should draw comparison
between myself [indecipherable] so much to my dis
advantage is to think me destitute of any thing
worthy. I know & feel I am not what I ought
to be but with all my imperfections I feel [indecipherable]
I have your happiness at heart and am
Ever yours most affectionately
A Hassall

Thursday night
Parsonage April 28th (1826)

excuse this wretched scrawl my pen is so
bad Pray burn it