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Warrenton, July 28th 1843
My Dear Battle,
I received with great pleasure last
evening yours of the 24th [Just?]; You did not err in suposing
that I desired to hear from you in your new home, on
the contrary I had avowed to Eliza & Miss Nancey my
intention in a very few days to write to Lucy that I
might hear from her all aboutnher house & neighbors
and how on the whole she was pleased

I have no doubt that you have done wisely in
selecting your place of residence, I think so on every
account, that you will save money I have no doubt
and I think you have a [?] society for your children
as well as for yourselves , certainly the society of
Raleigh is as good as one so long can [?] be,
but you will find if I mistake but mere cordiality
among the citizens of the Hill in their intercourse
with each other. I have always found it so.