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James B. Weaver letters to Clara Vinson, 1856-1858

1858-03-01 Page 02

as I hear of your having written to me & my answering the letter, I shall get vexed at you." "For to have every body know all my private affairs, is more than I Can stand, & if I Can help it, they shall not." "And then every body would know I had written to you before night." Clara, now I did not suppose that there was any person who surveyed my Character in so Contemptable a light as it appears you do, from your language. You must either thank that I am a man utterly void of intelligence, or that, I am an unprincipled knave, seeking to gain your Confidence for the purpose of betraying it. You also say, "I would love to go up to Bloomfield, but O dear, I Cannot say that, to get to go." I did not ask you to make any admissions that you might get to go to Bloomfield. I seek not to purchase your affections at so small a price. Neither would I attempt to bribe you to make either an improper or an untruthful confession. For to do so would be repugnant to my notions of the independence of your Sex. 
I am yours with much Respect & your Obt. servant, J. B. Weaver.

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as I hear of your having written to me & my answering the letter, I shall get vexed at you." "For to have every body know all my private affairs, is more than I Can stand, & if I Can help it, they shall not." "And then every body would know I had written to you before night." Clara, now I did not suppose that there was any person who surveyed my Character in so Contemptable a light as it appears you do, from your language. You must either thank that I am a man utterly void of intelligence, or that, I am an unprincipled knave, seeking to gain your Confidence for the purpose of betraying it. You also say, "I would love to go up to Bloomfield, but O dear, I Cannot say that, to get to go." I did not ask you to make any admissions that you might get to go to Bloomfield. I seek not to purchase your affections at so small a price. Neither would I attempt to bribe you to make either an improper or an untruthful confession. For to do so would be repugnant to my notions of the independence of your Sex. I am yours with much Respect & your Obt. servant, J. B. Weaver.