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ville, at least since
I have been here.

She is young, quite
intelligent & Strange
to say rather unsophis-
ticated -- Great wonder
an unsophisticated
"turned out" young Lady!

I expect you will
not believe me but
Wm, but such is never-
theless the fact -- It is
right hard to belive
I must confess.

I put them entirely through
in the Jeff: Society about
ago -- tremendous applause!
I took town Helm consider-
ably in one of his curls.

Charles Blackford has
just left my room. He
sends his love & says he
wld: send a lock of his
hair but that is too scarce.

He says however, when he
gets married, that he
will send you a lock
of his wife's hair. -- I
have my doubts about that.