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PEP.776.058
14 Sep 1776:4561 (2/258)
Williamsburg, August 30. Extracts of letters found
concealed on board the sloop Jane and Elizabeth, in which
went passengers, Hanson, Evans, &c. &c.
. . . [2 paragraphs describing family life, probably a Tory
sympathizer]]
"All her (i.e. your sister's) amusements are at an end; her
books, her shells, and her paints, are thrown by as useless
things, and her spinning wheel employs the chief of her
time. Nothing but melancholy reigns in that once peaceful
and happy family. Even yourself, if your were there,
notwithstanding your natural cheerfulness, would forget to
sing or whistle any other than a psalm tune.
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