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reconciled. The happiness of my two boys, is the first wish
of my heart, and I hope yet (before I take my flite to the
world of spirits) to see you and him married to please
your selves, and fill the situation of husband with
dignity and love. I think you would be pleased with
Roberts lady love, She is very much admired and courtd.
If he was not my son, I would wonder how he got
on her blind side.

I am induced to think Theodore that
you are in love with some individual of this City, but
who, I cannot form an idea. Why do you not unbosom
yourself to me, perhaps you think because you say she
is poore, that I would not be peased -- can it be possible my
son, you have so contemptable an opinion of me, no I --
will not think it. It is where religion and virtue dwells
that I am ambitious that my children should form a
connection of that kind.

Speaking of love and marriage reminds me to
tell you that we had a wedding in our family on
sunday weeke. Betsy marryed to a black man called
Washington. They ceremony was performed at eight in
the morning. The bridle party was booted and bon-
neted, so soon as the refreshments had passed around
which took place imediently after the ceremony, they
steped in carriages and went nine miles in the
contery.

Mr Loughborough called to see me a few days
since. I was pleased to see him as we could talk of you