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Heard of Mrs. Leech's death; saw their nephew William last week; his steamboat seems to be doing well; did not tell him of Rutson and James' new plans; Rutson told Mr. Menlon about his plans to go to Liverpool and set up business; was annoyed because he had not told him he could tell anyone; thinks that Rutson should escort her to Liverpool, and that he should make his schedule correspond to hers; thinks she should go to England as soon as she can; assented to Rutson and James' plans after reading Mr. Cray's notes and his own letter;  wanted to consult Matthew about Rutson's trip, but Mattew is too busy with other matters; Rutson asked him for $250 on top of his traveling expenses; was surprised he asked for so much money;  Rutson does not have any money now and does not have any more coming in for him;  gave him the money, and intends to give him $100 for travel expenses; wants Matthew to pay his passage and give him spare money for the trip; James told Mr. Majce [?], his boss, that he plans to go into business for himself;  James will not have much money to live on after he quits his current job; he and James discussed Rutson's finances; James asked if he could go to Liverpool also; explained the state of his own finances to Jame so he would understand why he is not so willing to lend a kit of money; James said that goint to Liverpool would not cost much more than staying in New Orleans would, since he could stay with Mr. Jennings in Liverpool; wants to know her and Matthew's opinion about James's plan; would rather he went to New York to see his brothers and sisters; but also appreciates his desire to visit his natuve country; it might be good for James to discuss business matters with Mr. Cray while he is in Liverpool; thinks James has learned a lot about adversity from working with Mr. Majce; hopes that Rutson will learn to control his selfishness; thinks that James and Rutson are much like their father was in their inability to say "thank you"; hopes Rutson will show gratitude to her when she sees him; his hearing has improved a little; went to the dentist who fixed his tooth very well; thinks that she wil have enough people to escort her back rom Liverpool; Rutson and James might each take a tour of the South upon their return; hopes that business will go well this season; Mrs. Empie [Mrs. H.B. Gwathmey's daughter] gave birth to a son. 9pp. ALS