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Joseph McDill letters, 1848-1852
1848-03-08 Page 1
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March the 8 1848 Dear Miss The ardent Passion I entertain for you, Being Founded on the Basis of Sincerity, Will, I hope Be Ample apology for this Seeming Presumption as My views are Both honorable and gust they Can Not. I trust, give any offence to that delicacy Which I So much admire. I have Beheld you Unobserved With the Profoundest attention till at last I was led to Behold you with admiration and discovering Such amiability which it Indicated, to flatter myself, your mind is susceptible of Impression and would not deny encouragement Where truth honor and Sincerity are advocates I am thereby encouraged to avow an honest Passion, and indulg, at least, a distant hope of Sucess. Permit, me then, the very amiable qualites Which you Possess are to me of greater value Than Bags of wealth; your Perfections and accomplishments are ample Compensations for the Want of fortune, and without flattery, I declare I think you are a treasure in yourself as, Such I offer you my hand and hart, which, if you Think worthy of your acceptance the whole Study of My future life Shall Be To render the union Productive of our mutual Happiness; Be Pleased, then to think Seriously on this Proposal and when you have, Sufficiently Deliberated By Candidly, Informing Me of your
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March the 8 1848 Dear Miss The ardent Passion I entertain for you, Being Founded on the Basis of Sincerity, Will, I hope Be Ample apology for this Seeming Presumption as My views are Both honorable and gust they Can Not. I trust, give any offence to that delicacy Which I So much admire. I have Beheld you Unobserved With the Profoundest attention till at last I was led to Behold you with admiration and discovering Such amiability which it Indicated, to flatter myself, your mind is susceptible of Impression and would not deny encouragement Where truth honor and Sincerity are advocates I am thereby encouraged to avow an honest Passion, and indulg, at least, a distant hope of Sucess. Permit, me then, the very amiable qualites Which you Possess are to me of greater value Than Bags of wealth; your Perfections and accomplishments are ample Compensations for the Want of fortune, and without flattery, I declare I think you are a treasure in yourself as, Such I offer you my hand and hart, which, if you Think worthy of your acceptance the whole Study of My future life Shall Be To render the union Productive of our mutual Happiness; Be Pleased, then to think Seriously on this Proposal and when you have, Sufficiently Deliberated By Candidly, Informing Me of your
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