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Received her letter but the Teutonia, not by the City of Washington, as she had written on the letter; is not sure why this happened, but was glad to receive it; was glad to hear about their Christmas celebration; asks her to tell Tobin to be patient about his clothes, as he may not see them until he sees them; Tom Bold recommended that he buy wine from Mr. Bushell, who will be back from Spain in a week or so; Dr. McNeill spoke about the Trent settlement at Church; he criticized the feelings of their countrymen; called for England to remain neutral in the dispute between No[rth] and So[uth]; sat in the Spence's pew again at church; might call on them to thank them for letting him sit there; if they make a lot of money on cotton and the war ends soon, would like to donate a portion of the profits to paying an extra dividend to the creditors of James Maury and Sons; may be able to donate as much as £12,000; would like to contribute more than Matthew would so they would owe the same amount of money in the end; has not told anyone but her of this idea; she can tell Matthew if she wants to; estimates their earnings for the season to be £20, 840; Mr. Menlove called on him while he was writing the letter; Mrs. Hagarty, her daughters, and Mr. Weed will take T[tea] at the Bolds; tomorrow; will dine with Mr. and Mrs. Rathdone on Wednesday; Willie Bold came back from the Addison's on Saturday; William Rutson's son is in New Brighton or [Liverpool?]; he brought 4 pjeasants from his father to Addisons; cotton is selling at a lower price today. 7pp. ALS