These are letters that I have transcribed that are in the possession of Anne Krush, who gave me permission to copy these letters. The notes that are with most of the letters are those that Franklin T. Nevin wrote on the sheet that mounts the letters. For the most part, they identify who the various people are in the letter and what some of the background is. Sometimes he left blanks for information that it appears he was hoping to fill in later. Some of the underlines in the letters are my best guess at what was written, sometimes I was unable to guess and have left those areas bracketed "[ ]".

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1/5/1828

Letter addressed to Samuel F. Macracken Esq., Merchant, Lancaster, O.

Near Shippensburg 5th Jany 1828

Dear Brother

Your letter was recieved giving account of your safe return and also of the arrival of Louis. Give my kind remembrances to him and tell him that I and my family will always be glad to hear a good reprt of him. I have been in Philadelphia since you left us. I took Margaret down to put her under the care of Doctor J. K. Mitchell somewhat celebrated for his treatment of diseases of the spine. She stay with the Rev. Mr. McCalla. We had observed, for some years, that Margarets right shoulder was more prominent then the other, but did not know that any serious consequences were to be apprehended therefrom, untill I received a letter from our cousin Dr. I. B. Finley advising that attention should be paid to it and recommending the above physician. After having read all the medical records of this disease that I could get my hands on, we became a good deal alarmed. Deformity of body in a young woman is a deplorable event, and if it occurs to one whose prospect in life are founded solely on the force of her personal charms and symmetry of form, you can scarcely imagine a more afflictive evil. But those who have more wisely weighed the matter, who have paid more attention to the cultivation of the mind and who have just views of temporal things when contrasted with those of eternity, will be less solicitous about the exteriour appearance of this house of clay. A parent’s partiality perhaps induces me to hope that Margaret is found in the latter class. Her fears were that it would injure he health. But we are much encouraged since I took her to the city.. Her care is said to be but a slight one, and W’mson, who visited her on the 1st inst. writes that a restoration is already taking place. Dr. M. has not yet written to me. Margaret is in good health & highly pleased, as I knew she would be, with Mr & Mrs McC. and also with the politeness and kindness of Dr. M. She has a companion from Chilicothe who can sympathize with her in all that relates to curved spine, she is also under Dr. M’s care. They are pursuing a course of corrective discipline for the evil, it is pretty much of the same character and calls into use little or no machinery. The design of all seems to be to leave the muscles of the right shoulder unexercised and to transfer to the left side the action which is usually assigned to the other. Her letters are written with the left hand. She is enjoined to write and paint every day with the same, to sleep on a mattress on the left side &c.

I should like to know when you will in Philadelphia. If in February it would be a good opportunity, and one which Margaret would be delighted with a return home with you. It is rather a risk to bring her home in the stage without a protector.

You gave to your Mother a five dollar note on the "State Bank of Cambden near Philad." She attempted to pass it in town and it would not be received. Mr McClure showed me a list of Counterfeits in which this note is pretty accurately described, and I have no doubt that it is spurious. Our Mother wished me to enclose it to you some time ago, but as it is probable that you received it at the East, I thought it not worth adding postage. I gave her $5.00 in lieu of it and only mention it now that you may tax your recollection and bear in mind whence you had it.

I was present last Wednesday at the marriage of Margaret Geddis to William Woodburn.

Let me beg of you to read Mr "H. Clay’s address to the public" dispassionately and with a single eye to elicit the truth. I pity Jackson. I never was unfriendly to him, but would chearfully have subscribed to erect a monument in commemoration of his military services, but never could have followed in the wake of all republics that have been shipwrecked by placing some Hero at the helm, whilst all History was loudly proclaiming the fact. He should have been content to have stood first in War and never have aimed at the presidency. To be first in peace, requires Talents and qualifications of which he is entirely destitute. But his chagrin has unfortunately betrayed him into a "fireside" communication which has roused a most formidable antagonist. Clay has ransacked Earth and sea and produced such a host of testimony headed by Fayette himself as must convince the most unyielding and sceptical that if there was corruption at Washington during the pendency of the Election it was to be found amongst others than him and his friends. Eaton is most unmercifully handled and his tool the "irresponsible" Kremer is drawn in a character of the most contemptible insignificance, and tho’ in a few lines, tis equal to one of Sir Walter Scotts pourtraying. But you will read it or perhaps have done so ere this reaches you, and have been constrained to smile at the cutting irony with which he notices Jackson’s tautology - "The origin - The beginning" and of the privileges of the domestic fireside.

We were agreably surprised a few days ago to see the Eastern and Western Mail Stages meet in sight of our house about 10 O’Clock in the forenoon. They have since continued to do so. Our friends now can take passage from our house in either direction comfortably after breakfast. Your Mother and Sister and niece desire to be affectionately remembered by yourself and Sister Sarah and I remain

Sincerely Yours

John Nevin

A coloured man of Louis’ acquaintance called Isaac Baker, you will recollect him as Mr. Brown’s Isaac, was wrestling in Shippensburg with another negro called Bob Brissleton. Isaac fell uppermost but he broke something inwardly, or probably his neck, he died instantly.

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1/11/1828

Addressed to: Samuel F. McCracken Esq. Merchant. Lancaster. Ohio.

11th. Jan. 1828

Dear Brother

What a shortsighted creature is man! This morning nothing could have persuaded me that before this evening I should change my views as to the presidential candidate. I think that you will grant that I am not liable to change. I continued a Federalist when every earthly consideration and the most flattering prospects were held out to me to join the majority. I adhered to that cause solely because I believed to be right. But to the point. A convention met a Harrisburg on the 4th. inst. to form an administration Electoral ticket, but not till to days paper did I see their address. It occupies nearly five columns of the U.S. gazette an Lo! the burden of the song is sheer abuse of the Federalists! The greatest offence of Gen. Jackson is that he once advised Mr. Monroe to appoint a distinguished Federalist to office! and they openly and avowedly proclaim their fears that should he be elected he might happen to think a man honest and capable, even tho’ not found in the ranks of democracy. I would not have paid attention to such mean and contracted view, had they been given by and Editor or an Essay writer, but when the united delegation of penn’a so express themselves I thought it time to pause and ponder. Will I continue to march on and aid the cause of such an avowed creed? Am I ashamed of being a Federalist? Will I clap my shoulder to the wheel and be content to drudge along with those ungenerous men who have plainly told me that in the event of success, I am to be considered a Jew and an alien from the commonwealth? No. Never. Before I laid the paper out of my hand, I determined to withdraw myself from a connection so humiliating. The nerves of the poor federalists are not made of horn, and I venture to predict that many in this state are now experiencing my feelings.

As I always wish to be known by my friends for what I really am, I hasten this letter after my last. You are the first person I speak to on the subject, but to morrow I intend going to town and avowedly disclaiming all connection with a party holding such rude growling & uncharitable sentiments. My opinion of the qualification of the candidates is unaltered, but I always thought highly of Jackson’s letter to Monroe, and I now am glad that tho’ I opposed him I never said a word against his character.

Yours affectionately

John Nevin

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2/21/1828

Notes with letter: Grandfather Nevin to Martha McCalla (Philada) daughter of Genl Saml Finley of Chillicothe

"Wmson" is Grandfather’s oldest son, John Williamson Nevin, born

"Mr McCoy" husband of Grandmother Nevin’s sister Jane.

"Margaret" is Margaret Nevin, Grandfather’s daughter, who was visiting Genl Finley in Chillicothe but is now evidently with the Generals daughter, Mrs. McCalla, in Philadelphia

"John Maclay" There were so may John Maclays that it is impossible to tell which this one was. Mary Nevin Grandfather’s sister married first a [?] Maclay and had a son John, but he was hardly old enough as this time to be a deacon - probably

"Elizabeth" Finley Nevin second daughter of John & Martha Nevin

"Mrs Rippey" = Grandmother Nevin’s mother

F.T.N. 3/98

I don’t know the name of the girl whose name was gossiped about in connection with Dr. Jno K. Finley. It did not arrive however. He afterwards married Grandfather’s daughter Margaret, his "first cousin-once-removed".

Near Shippensburg 21st. Feby. 1828

My dear cousin

I think this is the first time that I have been favoured with a letter from you, and I was really highly pleased with tour sheet in every point of view, but no part of it gave us more pleasure than the promised visit in the ensuing summer. You will be advised, I suspect, to ride a good deal on horseback, you used to sit, you used to sit Fearnaught very gracefully, but if you have become more timid or forgotten your horsemanship (see the poverty of our tongue which has no word to distinguish a Lady from a gentleman on horseback!) you can make your first assay on a worthy old favorite who has for some years been dismissed from service, but still retains a fat and comely appearance, he is five years older then Wmson and there you can afterwards mount one of those more spirit and vigour. We had a letter a few days ago from Mr. McCoy. He will have left home for the city yesterday (the 20th.) but as he talks of going to Baltimore, we will probably not see him. As Mr. McCoy will no doubt remain two or three weeks in your city, it will lengthen and Margaret’s term nearly to what Dr. Mitchell requires, and in which you so kindly invite us to acquiesce. We feel perfectly at care as to Margaret whilst under your protection, but she has been a long time with you, and the children are beginning to make frequent enquiries when she will come home.

I have not been in Carlisle nor seen Cousin John Finley since my return from the city, but we hear of him very often, and truly report speaks very favourably of our kinsman. So much so indeed, that if we make a small deduction for that good nature, to gladden the hearts of his relatives. Neither has rumour been silent here of another attraction, of which you speak, of the softer kind and not to be solved by any chemical very marvellous in this report of the many-tongued mouser, perhaps some credit may be given to it. I am aware that I am now breaching on very ticklish ground, and, in this doubtful case, so cautious and fearful would I be to would female sensibility by any scrape of my pen that her name must not be written, but I may tell you that [?] loved and revered her Grandfather when President of Dickinson College, more than any other man not related to me. And altho’ I do not altogether assent is the district of the poet.

"That man that hath a tongue I say is no man,

If with that tongue, he cannot win a woman."

yet I can see no insuperable bar in the way in this case, and doubt not but that by perseverance and perseverance (I can think of no more potent substantive to couple with it) he may prevail. We have determined to give our consent. It may be that our pa[?]ely for the land of lakes has some influence on us.

A lady told me a few days ago that cousin John made a narrow but safe escape from being greatly injured by some explosion. She could not give me a particular account of it. He had been making some experiment with a cat. So much as Plutarch would say, of cousin John.

We, in the country, my dear cousin, move along in "the even tenor of our way" and with so much sameness that very little occurs that would be interesting to you in Philadelphia, the modern Athens. We are sometimes alarmed by hearing of a Death. Sometimes roused by a marriage, or if it is a Runaway match so much the better subject for comment and criticism. Sometimes a slight deviation from the path of diety furnishes matter for sorrowful remark. Thus we pass along without anything of sufficient importance to communicate beyond our immediate neighbourhood. But that I may shew you how willingly I would repay you in length, if nothing else, for your valued epistle, I will attempt to describe an occurrence which took place in the Rev. Mr. Wilson’s Church last sabbath, and which has ever since been almost the only subject of conversation in that and the adjoining congregation. Mr. Wilson had read the 17th chapter of John’s gospel and, as his manner is, had, very briefly commented on some passages, among other on this ‘I pray not for the world’ in the ninth verse. Prayer was then made and a psalm sung, when the preacher took for his text the third verse of same chapter. Here Mr. John Maclay, one of his deacons, a very respectable man and what seems more strange, a very diffident man, rose up and in a loud voice began to say "If it will not be an intrusion I would"-- Mr. W. a good deal agitated, again read over his text. Mr. Maclay still standing with the bible quivering in his hand, commenced again. "If it will not be an intrusion I would be glad that you would lecture from the sixth to the tenth, taking in also the twentieth verse of that chapter, for I wish you to explain some remarks that have fallen from you". Here Mr. W. said. "Will the officers of the church permit that I shall be so grossly insulted?" and then sat down and leaned his head on his hand. Our Elizabeth happened to be at church in town that day. She says they both looked very pale, but she was so frightened that she can give no particular account of it. Now there was an awful [?] a painful panic, the length of which is very differently estimated. Some of the congregation hanging down their heads, some looking up with mouths wide opened. Mrs. Wilson left the house in tears some others withdrew likewise. Mr. Maclay again ran and said "I am sorry to have disturbed the house but I will remark, the Man that can believe that doctrine, has a hard heart." he then departed and his wife followed him. After some little time Mr. W. resumed the service of the day. Mr. M. is supposed to be somewhat arminian in sentiment.

Mrs. Rippey and the family all join in love to your household.

Your affectionate Cousin

John Nevin

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5/22/1828

Notes with letter: Gen. Samuel Finley of Chillicothe. Addressed to Philada care of his brother-in-law, Rev McCalla.

Grandfather Nevin was graduated from Dickinson in 1795 and was at the time of this, a Trustee.

"Mr and Mrs McCulla" - Brother-in-law, and sister (Martha Finley) of Dr Jno K. Finley

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Near Shippensburg 22d. May 1828.

Dear Cousin

I have just returned from Carlisle and have the pleasure to inform you that you have been unanimously chosen Professor of Chemistry, Natural History &c. in Dickinson College. There were two other condidates - Mr. Elliott and Mr. Sheppard. The latter gentleman is from Connnecticut and was highly recommended by Professor Silliman as a Chemist and Mineralogist, he, at present, assist the Professor in that department in Yale College. He also proposed to bring with him 3000 specimens in mineralogy. Some of the Board are concerned in Iron works and seem a good deal captivated by the importance of the study of mineralogy, with which science you are believed to be unacquainted. It was proposed to postpone the Election untill Fall, and in the mean time to invite Mr. Sheppard to deliver a short course of lectures during the Summer. For this purpose a vote was taken on the question "Shall we no proceed to the Election of a Professor"? Your friends, believing that a postponement was only a courteous mode of giving you the "go by" voted against it. The others, far be it from me to say they were unfriendly to you, voted in favour of it. The vote was equal and of course not carried to go on to elect. After an intermission The Board met again and reconsidered the vote, one other member appeared and took his seat and it was decided to proceed to an Election when the result was as stated above. The Salary is fixed at $800 a year. I was somewhat amused by a reply of a Trustee to the question. What is the age of Dr. Finley? He was a very zealous friend of yours, and some objection had been made to the youth of the applicants. Dr F., said he, is somewhere about 29 years of age. You will observe that it was a very close election. It rained heavily all day, yet there were two members present from Harrisburg and one from Mercersburg. There were in all Fifteen in the afternoon. The Faculty evinced great solicitude in your favour.

Five our love to Mr and Mrs. Maccalla and to Miss Evans, whose visit on this month, we continually keep in our mind’s eye and he assured of my affectionate remembrance

John Nevin

It was resolved to erect another Building in the Campus for the accommodaton of 80 Students and that three of the Professors shall then reside in College. Mr. Vethake, you will have seen is nominated by the Secretary of War as a Visitor to West Point Academy. This is complimentary and will give additional eclat to old Dickinson.

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5/22/1828

Notes with letter: Grandfather Nevin to Gen. Samuel Finley, Chillicothe O. He calls him "Uncle" because he was uncle to Grandmother Nevin.

Near Shippensburg 22d. May 1828.

Dear Uncle,

I attended a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Dickinson College yesterday at Carlisle, and your Son John K. was unanimously elected Professor of Chemistry, Natural History &c. There were two other candidates on, a Mr. Sheppard, at present assisting Professor Silliman in Mat department in Yale College was warmly recommended by that eminent chemist as also by Professor Hitchcock of Amherst College and also proposed to bring with him 3000 Specimens in Mineralogy, in which science he is represented to be an adept. Some of our Board are concerned in Iron works and appear to be much captivated with the importance of the science and as Cousin John is supposed not to be acquainted with Mineralogy, it was moved to postpone the election untill Fall and in the mean time to invite Mr. Sheppard to deliver a summer course of lectures. This, it was thought by the friends of Dr. Finley would be virtually setting aside his pretensions to that chair. The vote was equal on the question "Shall the Board now proceed to elect?" and of course lost. After an adjournment, leave was granted to reconsider the vote and another member appearing and taking his seat, it was decided to go on to elect, when the result was as stated above. The Salary is $800 a year and the Professor must reside in College. It was also resolved that a building be erected in the campus to accommodate 80 students and then that three of the Professors shall reside in College. Mr. Vethake is appointed by the Secretary of War on of the Visitors to West Point Academy. This is complimentary and will give some éclat to old Dickinson. The faculty manifested great solicitude for the Election of Cousin John. This must be to him a pleasing reflection, as to take the chair on any other terms than those of Harmony and reciprocal respect would not be a desireable situation for a young man.

We look forward with pleasing anticipations to the 29th of this month at which time we expect a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Maccalla and Miss Evans. Mrs. Rippey enjoys her usual health.

This letter is written in less time than I would always wish to have when I give myself the pleasure of addressing you.

Yours affectionately

John Nevin

I was glad to see in my last paper that Congress have passed the Bill in favour of the officers &c. of the revolutionary War. If I am correct you will now receive full pay of a Captain from March 1826.

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8/5/1828

Addressed to: Samuel F. Macracken Esq., Merchant, Lancaster O.

5th. Aug. 1828

Dear Brother

A man called on me a week ago, believing that I was authorized to sell you Farm at the head of the Spring. I told him I was not, but that you were expected down soon and he could apply to you. He was here again to day to desire me to write to you. He says that he would like to know your terms as soon as possible, as there are two other places which he was in view, and hopes that if you do not immediately come down you would write. The man’s name is ‘Golden’ (a very comfortable name for a purchaser) and he lives on a rented farm near Mickey’s on the Newville road. He appears cautious not to make any proposals, I have however drawn from him that he could pay in hand $1000 or perhaps a little more and would expect to pay the remainder in Gales. Brother Macoy had left instructions with me to sell his farm. I informed Mr. Golden of this on his first visit. he has since examined them both and thinks yours will suit him best.

Margaret has written so lately to her Aunt that I suppose she has given you any domestic intelligence worth communicating. You have not replied to my last, but I excuse you, bearing in mind that as my friends grow old they generally become more careless in their correspondence.

William set off yesterday to Carlisle to read with Mr. Alexander. I think I told you that one reason why I selected Mr. A. was, that he might possibly impart to William a modicum of that energy and confidence in which he abounds and in which necessary ingredients in the composition of an attorney, the other is so woefully deficient.

Give our love to Sister Sarah and your dear children and be assured that I remain very affectionately Yours

John Nevin

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Notes with letter: Grandfather Nevin to his son William, a student at Dickinson College, Carlisle.

Near Shippensburg Sept. 3d 1828.

Dear Son

When you determined to study Law I took such measures as I believed might conduce to rub off that awkward diffidence & dumbness which were so incongruous to that profession, by boarding you for a time in a public house, and by choosing a gentleman to direct your studies who, I supposed was possessed of "satis superque" of that promptness, energy and determinate character of which you are so wofully deficient. But I must not conceal from you how I tremble for the result of the experiment on your habits. I trust and believe you are yet safe on the matter which I have in view, and I do most sincerely desire that you should know, without the awful experience of the fact, that you have greater cause to shun the least approach to intemperance in strong drink than any young man that ever I was acquainted with. Your constitution may well be compared to an ignitible match, which must not come in contact with the fire. Your nerves are extremely irritable, your habits are indolent to a degree which will require much exertion to correct. You already experience that listlessness or "ennui" as the French term it, which for the most part madly urges the patient into the whirlpool of dissipation. You may be tempted to wind yourself up to a proper pitch for argument or declamation by endeavouring to supply your want of confidence by the false and momentary feeling caused by ardent spirits. You are easily persuaded and will readily recollect numberless instances where you have given up your better judgment to that of your associates - and even that vein of burlesque poetry which sometimes carries you away, you ought not to be ignorant, is closely allied to the bottle and the Bowl.

Now I appeal to your own feelings whether or no I am correct in the above portraiture. No one but a father will ever deal so plainly with you, because no one but a parent will be so anxious for your welfare. Once engulphed, and it is too - too late. Once engulphed in that dreadful vortex, and the voice of your best friends, the tears of an aged Father, the broken bleeding heart of her who bare you would be as the idle wind, unregarded.

Now then, whilst I believe you are yet safe, it is my duty to warn you of the slippery rock on which you are standing, and to shew you that you must be more guarded than those of different temperament. If you cannot shake off those lesser evils of a sluggish nature, how, think you could you extricate yourself from the soothing syren when she fastens on you like a vampire? Your Temperance in strong drink must therefore almost amount to abstemiousness. Have one short answer to those who invite you to your ruin - "not a drop" - and should you live to a good old age, you will understand what the poet meant when he said or sung

"For in my youth I never did commix

"Hot and rebellious Liquors in my blood."

Look to heaven for strength, for your own will not be sufficient. And may the Good God keep you from falling into this sin which will most easily beset you

Your affectionate Father

John Nevin

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12/22/1828

Notes with the letter: Grandfather Nevin to Gen. Sam’l Finley of Chillicothe then visiting his married daughter Mrs McCalla in Philada.

"Dr Brown"

"Cousin Martha" Finley McCalla

"Our William" Macracken Nevin, 2nd son of John & Martha Nevin

"Margaret" Wmson Nevin, their eldest daughter

"Dr Finley" - The General’s son.

F.T.N. 3/98

Near Shippensburg 22d. Dec. 1828.

Honoured and dear Sir,

I returned home on last monday after an absence of nine weeks, three weeks longer than was expected when I left home and six weeks longer than I have ever been from home since that time when you so justly rebuked me for saying "I had taken a wife which was more than _________" I will proceed no further, you will recollect the time and the occasion. In my Journey I have tried almost all the various modes of locomotion by which Flesh and blood is now whirled along, and time and space so nearly annihilated. To Pittsburg in the Stage. There I was present at the inauguration of Dr. Janeway as Professor in the Western Theological Seminary. This was a solemn scene and I knew not which to admire most the learned and eloquent charge of my old acquaintance Dr. Brown, or the mild and benevolent countenance of him who stood to receive it, and which seemed so befitting one who was taking upon him the dread responsibility of directing the studies of those who are to preach the gospel. The water was unusually low, took stage again to Wheeling. Still no Steamboats offered - took a passage in a Keelboat. Below Marietta transfered ourselves, (my Brothers son was with me) to a Steamboat which carried us to Louisville, ever and anon getting fast on Bars and Riffles - walked round the Falls 3 miles to Portland - took a little Steamboat "the Fairy" to Trinity. Thense in a large Boat to Millspoint on the Mississippi which is the nearest landing place to our Lands in Obion County Western District of Tennessee - examined those lands, find them to be of good quality - found fifteen families residing on them, some of them owning a number of Slaves - encouraged them to go on and improve - made such arrangements as will hereafter facilitate the payment of taxes - could not think of returning by water as it was yet low, and we had been three weeks in descending - walked, not being able to please ourselves in horses, to Nashville which is 160 miles from Troy the County Town of Obion. There purchased two good horses saddles &c. Brushed our Coats and visited the greatest Man in the World, For the President of the U.S. fills the highest office on Earth being called thereto by the suffrages of 12 Millions of Freemen - was much pleased with Gen. Jackson and his lady. He has that something which is not easily described about him, which renders him peculiarly pleasing to visitors and in fact made visitors feel well pleased and at ease with themselves. I believe it consists in Sincerity. His Eye, Countenance and whole deportment assured me that in his Kindness to me there was nothing formal. The man was in good earnest. No doubt he feels grateful to Pennsylvania and I was the first part, however small a one, of that state which had come in contact with him since she had so clearly manifested her preference of him.

The Hermitage is really a beautiful place, and the Grove, Gardens and Fields evince the owners correct taste in their arrangement. He has a neat Brick Presbyterian Church on his Farm, at which he and Mrs. Jackson are regular attendants. I enquired at several gentlemen in the neighbourhood if there was any truth in the report that he was a reformed man. They say it is a fact. I only know that during our visit there was nothing in his conversation at all bordering on the profane, and he asked the blessing of the Almighty on us at our departure. "May Heaven direct you" said I. But enough of he general. I do not forget all offences, even the black one of ingratitude. I can only pray that that odious crime may be forgiven in Heaven and may not shock me so when I meet with it on earth. Be this as it may, you will, I trust, not be offended with my short sketch of the Hermitage & its occupants.

I will not conceal from you, my dear Sir, that one cause of my writing to you is to draw you out again on paper, and shall be pleased if any part of my desultory epistle may for a moment entertain you. If it is painful for you to write, make use of Cousin Martha who holds the pen of a ready writer, and for her amusement - I will transcribe a few lines of poetry which our William sent to Margaret a few days ago notifying her of Dr. Finley’s, and his, intended visit in the approaching holidays. My family desire me to enclose their love to your houshold. Your affectionate nephew

John Nevin.

Dear Sister

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