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1796

08

21

Cambridge

James McHenry

William Vans Murray

Wolcott

Cambridge

congress

habits

conversation in which you will philosophize

favor in all her attributes

speech

be as dull as wise

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[editor's note: I cannot guarantee perfect transcription on account of image quality]
Cambridge 21 Augt 96
My Dear Sir
I was so fortunate as to receive yours of
the 13th to day, inclosing a Minerva Brain Jupiter great
favor in all her attributes, [undecipherable] speech the
Minerva shewed herself to be as dull as wise; [undecipherable]
She has attended to little [undecipherable] that lucrative
[undecipherable] of detert* vulgarly called adventurousness
You know me too well not to give me respect
for all due [hostility?] toward your Mr Wolcott [undecipherable]
gives kind wishes respecting my furtive visitor of the
[undecipherable] my past life — If pure and good [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] I shall I hope notice - If it does not
I am only the situation of an hundred western men -
I know that there are a great many who expect
[undecipherable] from which [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I will an
my weakness to you, when I express a peace thanks
though I can not with any conscience continue
in Congress, I am my habits may not have
exactly fitted me to enjoy much in a very
atired[?!] life without mutual enjoyment of
a masculine & enerjetic kind — Of their [undecipherable]
& other things, we will hold a conversation in [undecipherable]
when you shall philosophise me into as great a Con*
Retirement as his worship [undecipherable]
Liberated power the Tenor of [undecipherable] a *ted pow*
court: Pray [undecipherable] cordially to [undecipherable] Wolcott
Some time since I sent down an address to their
majesties the [undecipherable] of Several [undecipherable] in my
declining to serve — No candidate has yet been
nominated — we shall have [undecipherable] a nearly
of [undecipherable] the worst came to the worst — [undecipherable]
said that the great Hindman has lately rendered
a regiment in Queens Army [undecipherable] left his [undecipherable]
in a small minority — [undecipherable] addressed them, he is an
excellent man.
Would it [undecipherable] not be a good time to paragraph
& p* a little the late events of the West in the delivery
of the posts — a manner, pointedly conciliatory [undecipherable]
coins handsome secure to have characterised all the
several carrender[?!] - as we have — much might be
held of this at be - as kings wish to the kindness,
of the Treaty * friends. Events Prove [undecipherable]
fully to be a mysterry — Wayne [undecipherable]could in to the
harmful [undecipherable] Entre into Detroit! [undecipherable]
proceeded over the Barbarous — [undecipherable] the point [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] *ted me to write an opinion on (W's [undecipherable]
I can collect acting but from unaided reflection
In, I had no troops late [undecipherable]
could find Precedents — if I had [undecipherable]
I would search with pleasure & alacrity.
I need not say that The people here are right
& are deeply affected by the idea of the President
Declining in case the chance of it — I wish he
could [or would] terminate his great career by handing
the government to its permanent seat - it
would be a fine finish.
I am my dear friend
affectionately yours
Wm V. Murray

21 Augt. 1796
Wm. V. Murray