On Family Matters, and Appointment to the Legation to Berlin (Copy 2): Page #2

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East Chester 20 Miles from New York Octob 25th 1797-- My dear Son

    The Newspapers had informed us of your

Marriage, but the first evidence of it from yourself was in your letter to your Mother of the 29th July--I congratulate you and your Lady on this Event which I hope will be for your mu- tual happiness and the comfort of all the friends of both parties, for a long course of years, dedicated to the public and may the blessing of God Almighty be bestowed on this Marriage and all its connections and Effects--

    By some intimations in your Letter

I understand that your appointment to Berlin is not perfectly pleas- ing to you. I am a little surprised at this 1st. because your amiable companion will I presume accompany you and to her as well as to you I should suppose Berlin preferable to Lisbon 2d. Berlin is said to be the Athens of Germany both in Learning and Taste abound- ing in men of Science and Letters. 3rd. I should suppose you will be more in the way of information and intelligence there than you would have been at Lisbon. 4th. I think your health will be less exposed to danger in Prussia than in Portugal. There are other

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