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Kegotank Dec. 22 1803
Your letter from New York reach’d in safety and was the more accept’d as it was rather unexpected. The next I fondly flatter myself will afford still greater pleasure from the intelligence I cherish a hope it will communicate. Yes, I trust I shall then be informed when I may expect to have realiz’d the long wish’d for happiness of seeing you again here which will indeed be a period of Joy to me. I hope ere this you have returned safe to Phila with dear Violetta, and left all your friends well in N. York. I experienced great gratification a few days ago in the receipt of letters from