Permit me my dear Sir to wish you and Sister, the Compliments of the season, and to assure you that no one more sincerely wishes the ensueing year may be propitious to your every wish than your friend who has now the pleasure of writing to you— The Church disputes far from subsideing, rage with more violence than ever. The Whigs finding the Moreans or in plain English the Tories the strongest...
Your letter my dear Sir announcing the birth of your little girl reached us ten days ago, the one to Pappa on the same subject has not yet been received— I think I may put in ^ a ^ claim now for my little god daughter—had she not had a Sister I should not have had the presumption to propose your commiting her to my care till her education requires another situation— We flatter ourselves that...