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Wilmington Septr 15th 1859.

My Dear Friend,

Your’s of the 15th inst. reached me this
morning and I hasten to answer it, though I am
much engaged with the business of our Court
which is now in session, It has been read with
mingled surprise and sympathy and very greatly
do I regret that the peace of yourself & family
should have been disturbed by the reception of
such a letter as has been addressed to Miss
Annie, As you state that the writer is unknown
to you, I will now inform you who she is. --

You may remember writing to me in Decr. 1856
when you were in quest of a governess & instructress
for your children and requesting me to call on a
Miss West an English lady, who had but a short
time before located herself in this community
and at the insistance of Bishop Atkinson had applied
to you for the situation of a teacher in your
family. This lady afterwards married Dr. Medway
a German, who had been living for some time at
Smithville but who at the period of his marriage
resided I think in Wilmington, and his wife is
the writer of the communication addressed to your
daughter and forwarded to me for my perusal,

Wilmington Sept 15th 1859.

My Dear Friend,

Your’s of the 15th inst. reached me this morning and I hasten to answer it, though I am much engaged with the business of our Court which is now in session, It has been read with mingled surprise and sympathy and very greatly do I regret that the peace of yourself & family should have been disturbed by the reception of such a letter as has been addressed to Miss Annie, As you state that the writer is unknown to you, I will now inform you who she is

You may remember writing to me in Dec 1856 when you were in quest of a governess & instructress for your children and requesting me to call on a Mrs West an English lady, who had but a short time before located herself in this community and at the insistance of Bishop Atkinson had applied to you for the situation of a teacher in your family. This lady afterwards married Dr. Medway a German, who had been living for some time at Smithville but who at the period of his marriage resided I think in Wilmington, and his wife is the writer of the communication addressed to your daughter and forwarded to me for my perusal,