Letter to Spotswood W. Corbin, 1859

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English.

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Written from the Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. Letter regards legal matters and family news.

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Observatory

My dear Mr. Corbin,

What follows is based upon the supposition that the four of you have agreed to share with you in cancelling the notes which you two have endorsed for your father. This being a fixed fact you are removed from the condition of one having antagonistic interests in the concerns and placed in the category of one whose duties and whose interests are of accord. Both the one and then the other now require the closest scrutiny into the indebtedness of the estate, in order that every claim that is not good in law may be thrown out. And it remains for your consideration whether when the Commissioners report comes up you should not have someone there well posted up, to urge the throwing out of all claims the least doubtful, and especially those for which you are bound. However this can be talked over when you come up which I hope will be long before Xmas. I am wishing somebody near by would invite me to lecture - so I might raise the wind for a visit from Dick and Dave at Xmas. I sent John Minor the Alabama speech in print yesterday with the request that he would hand it over to Nannie when he has done blowing me up about it. Sally Fontaine is not so well. The General got home yesterday - killed no "bars" and only brought home two "old hars" -Betty had gone for dinner yesterday. But we - your Ma and I - could not go - headaches- better today. We are reading Shakespeare o'nights- Letters from Dick & Dave. Totts & Betsy go to the [dentist] & all to school- except Lucy. She studies geography at home. William plays the guitar & sings. Sr. E. had letters yesterday from Dabney. All well but "Injuns" about. All hands sent in love with kisses to Nannie. Good bye- God bless you.

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Correspondence

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