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family, one member of which, at least, 

 has borne a character for religion, true 

 piety, and charity, which has stood un- 

 tarnished the severe test of a long trial 

 of nearly three-score years and, in con- 

 sequence of that knowledge, you have 

 resolved to visit the good deeds of the 

 father and the uncle on the son and 

 nephew thereby, not only encouraging 

 him to walk in their steps, but setting a 

 striking example, by publicly rewarding 

 him, to all children, not to disgrace by 

 degeneracy their sires. 



I could dilate, Gentlemen such is the 

 abundant fulness of my heart to an 

 interminable extent on the excellence 

 and high repute of both your charac- 

 ters ; but knowing that you are of that 

 true disposition, which wishes not that 

 "the left hand should know what the 

 right hand doeth," I refrain from at- 



