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as the {illegible} -- life is concerned,
to {illegible: side?} from my own dwelling --
to Magazine Street & the St
Charles Hotel. My wish was to
have taken him on an excursion
on the {illegible: Fallin?} of waters, as well
as to have shown him some
of the beauties of our Bayous
meandering through "the jungles,"
but his duty to his {illegible: post?} & diocese
& family, as he informed me, con-
strained him to terminate his
visit before this was practicable.

He left me therefore, & the
duty he was upon, I am satisfied,
with great regrets, assuring me
that he would return immediately
to Georgia & attempt to change the
time of the meeting of his Convention
from June to May, & that he would
write me immediately{underlined} on his
return informing me of his success
& also & especially, of the proba-