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He will leave to see her without Clarissa next Monday or Tuesday; discusses scriptures he has read; sermons in chuch there; fears the Asiatic pestilence will visit our shores this coming year.

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Expresses his sympathy regarding the death of Alfred E. Perkins

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Declines and invitation to tea.

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Dorothy Champion Deming (1759-1830) was the wife of Julius Deming.

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News of friends and family.

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News of family and friends; requests that they send the listed articles.

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Writes to thank Dorothy for her letter about her travels and health of her brothers; sorry to hear of the extraction of two of Frederick's teeth; death of Mrs. Lyman Beecher.

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Continues her account of the death of Mrs. Lyman Beecher started in her Oct. 1, 1816, letter; her new girl is working out better than she expected; can Dorothy bring some cranberries; inquires about little Mary and Vira.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Deming, Perkins, and Quincy Families Papers document members of several prominent families who lived in the town of Litchfield, Conn. In the late eighteenth century, the patriarchs of each family earned wealth through their activities as merchants, traders, and investors, enabling them and many of the members of the next generations to live lives free from financial concern, if not outright luxury. The papers consist largely of correspondence, and also include collections of financial...

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William Deming (1792-1865) was a son of Julius Deming and Dorothy Champion Deming.