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Newyork Nov: 2d 1800

At last, dear Margaret, I write to you from my own chamber
and my own desk; there is something in local circumstances let the wise
say what they will about it. I can always collect my ideas more completely
in this place then in any other; yes Margaret better even than in your old apart
ment for there the green fields and trees were constantly enticing me either to
gladden my eyes [?] my home. But here while every external
object is excluded by the venetian blinds, and all interior tranquil I can
think of you alone, or of others as subservient to your pleasure.

I was called down & had to sit an hour with Frank Harison, and now
the bell rings to invite us to church, I am not going. the walking is [vast?wet?], and I
have a very bad cold, and pain in my chest. I had a very unpleasant passage
from Brunswick set off on tuesday last and arrived here at four Oc in the afternoon
of Wednesday. the passengers numerous, and I, for the first time sick.
Your letter was a cordial to me. I before enjoyed those to sister Jane & Maria, but
I wanted something entirely for myself--the old part of character, you will
think. Your letter was more pensive than those to your sisters, but you are
happy you say, and you would not tell me so if you were not. What charm-
ing letters those were you wrote to your sisters. write them to me dear Margaret
tell me what acquaintances you make & how you like them. What are your employments
and your feelings, talk to me as you were wont to do in Pine street, in your
chamber & [...] Scots. I will not give up the hope of being your real companion on
the walks you have so much enjoyed some of my most pleasant [?]
have been taken with you Margaret and it is not impossible but that I
may at some future period visit Washington at least I will solace myself
with the [?] of that [?]

All our little circle have returned except Mr Brown he is still in Philada
uncertain whether he will return to Newyork or not [I] do not mention this however
as it might perhaps injure his magazine. I have seen Maria Nicholson
Mrs Brown, Jane Parsons Fanny Johnson, her brother, Mr Bleecker Mr M Ms Mills
Drs Rodgers. Maria came down yesterday morning, and did not leave me
till today. Mrs. Brown is quite sick with the ague & fever and out of spirits, she
[...] herself on the prospect of meeting with you in Washington this
winter. I was quite glad to meet Jane [...] and Fanny Johnson again, I
could scarcely realized that more than two years have elapsed since I saw the
latter, we met s cordially, our good dispositions towards each other seemed not
to have lain dormant but increased. She spent friday afternoon with me, came at
five Oc and did not leave me till ten it was like one of your visits, thou
[...] it I thought of you at the time and wished she might make me
[...]. We were alone till seven, we talked of Fanny Smith of her father