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New York April 24th 1845
My dear Sister
I have only time to write a / few lines to say that the little articles intended as / presents for Sarah came safely to hand. In writing / the other day to your Mother, in my haste I forgot / then to mention it. I can assure you my silence of / late has not arisen from indifference to the good / opinion of my wife’s relations, but that I labour / under an apprehension that myself has not been / fairly + honestly represented by some of Sarah’s / connexions in Boston. My letters in reference to the / disturbance at Mrs Lelands I trust you do not / take them as a defence of myself – for otherwise / [??] [thing?] intended, it was to place Mary, your / sister, in what I deemed the proper light, / my / as for myself, I am too conscious that all and / every act of mine whilst under Mrs L’s roof / so far as my connexion + intercouse with her are / concerned, has met the decided approbation / of all [disinterested?] individuals and therefore /
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Called for no defence of myself. [Morry] Mathis / had nothing whatever to do with it. The same arrang - / ment which she has accepted now she was offered / some time previous to that affair. The whole / trouble arose through your sister, Mrs. [L?], and I only / was a participation in it so far as I offered to / remove her from the house and accompany her / with myself and wife. I did not sit down / with the intention of writing a defence of myself / nor do I intend it for had I the disposition / to do so, just now I have not the time. I / merely wish to say that my Wife still continues / exceedingly well, far better than could be / expected and the little girl [bids?] fair to be / a fair little child. When I shall feel / convinced that justice is done me by my / wife’s connexions you will find that there / will be no lack of inclination for my / part to write. As for you dear Jane, you / don’t Know how much I was inclined to / have you as a brother should, though our / acquaintance of so short duration.
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I shall be glad to hear from you, and if / you can convince me that I am in error / in my fancies, you shall have no cause for / the future to complain of me as to letter / writing.
I write in the greatest haste / but am still truly
Your aff brother
William Irving
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