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[1818?] December 22 -23 . S. A. B. ALS to Sue [Osgood]; [Salem, Massachusetts].

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Abstract:
Defends herself against Sue's accusation of epistolary negligence. Notes she is "a Lady of so much importance to have more correspondents besides yourself," that her time is preoccupied with children, and that her family gathers with her during her free time. Comments on winter, time, death, religion, and her hope to gain wisdom. Mentions DeWitt's political choice of a wife [likely referring to DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) and Catharine Jones] and muses on "what kind of lover he makes." Writes of marrying a widower and raising step-children. "... the eyes of the world are continually fixed on a stepmother, ready to seize every occasion to fix a new stigma on the already obnoxious name." Family news, difficulty getting mail to the post office.
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4 pages

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