My Policy Is Trust, Peace, And To

Universal Suffrage Is Sound In Principle. The Radical Element Is Right.

The Filth And Noise Of The Crowded Streets Soon Destroy The Elasticity Of Health Which Belongs To The Country Boy.

As Friends Go It Is Less Important To Live.

Evening Attend Two "fandangos." Girls Not Very Pretty But Exceedingly Graceful. [you] Pay A Dime For A Figure And Refreshments Foryour Doxy, Who Instead Of Eating Prudently Stores Her Cakes, Etc., In A Basket To Be Taken Home For The Family.

You Know I Am Given To Antiquarian And Genealogical Pursuits. An Old Family Letter Is A Delight To My Eyes. I Can Prowl In Old Trunks Of Letters By The Day With Undiminished Zest.