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the country? And how did Miss
Mary succeed with her house keeping
& managing the young ladies. Was it
the latter the more difficult duty?
Please present me very kindly to every
one of them as well as to Miss [Saly?] &
Miss Lacey Hoge.
I will enclose in this the whistle
for ["Gip"?] It is of real Southern manu
facture & has never been farther north
than Leesburg Va. Have you become
more loyal in your feelings than formaly.
[Or?] are you still inclined to be ["?"]?
Visitors made their appearance in
our town last week. Tho' I have seen
little of them I understand they
behave themselves very well. I am
much inclined to [?] of our poor country
but must postpone until we meet again
until then believe me
Very truly Yr friend
J. H. Whitner