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Weare 11th Month 27th/64

My valued Friend

R. B. Stevens

Thy kind yet unexpected letter
reached me a few days since, and
the subject which prompted it
has received my serious consideration
and if the feelings which have pre-
vailed should continue, I apprehend
it might not be amiss for me
to make the attempt to mingle with
you on the solemn occasion, however
possibly I may feel differently and
sometimes circumstances seem to
forbid my leaving home when I would
like to do so. I have obtained the