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It seems as though hostilities in the war will increase and that Norfolk will be a focus of the attacks; makes him worried for Cousin Lewis [William Lewis Maury]; hopes Nan is doing all rightl the weather has been mild; met Mrs. Hartley and her two daughters at the Hodgsons; David [Hodgson] and Mrs. Hartley, and one of her daughters were at church on Sunday; likes the orderly way this church has in giving communion; called on Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heath; Mr. Heath's heath has not changed much since the last time he saw him, but is worse than it was a year ago; saw two of their three daughters, who were very pretty; liked Mrs. Heath better than he did when he first saw her; she consults Mr. Burton to find out what Rutson has said about the cotton; uses the tin saucer to take sponge baths everyday; news of friends; (3 February) will ask Miss Maggie Addison to bring back smelling salts from London; John Myers wrote, saying that he does not feel he knows Lord Stanley well enough to write Mr. Davis a letter of introduction to him; Charles Trevelyan wrote to Mr. Cropped to say that he would like to meet Mr. Davis; has not yet heard from Tom Bold about getting a letter from Lord Derby; Mr. Davis wrote to him and answered questios about American stocks; the cotton market is still slow; the spinners are inactive; the market has picked up some since L[ouis] Napoleon declared a policy of non-intervention in the Blockade; is sorry that he has not sold more cotton; thinks that prices won't go up for a while; (5 February) gave Mary Bold and Mrs. Cropper rhw pictures she had sent of herself; is always glad to hear that she and Matthew are well; Joshua Dixon said that he wrote to Mr. Adams, the U[nited] S[tates] Minister in London, on behalf of Mr. Low and Mr. Green of Savannah; Mr. Adams forwarded the letter to [U.s. Secretary of State] Mr. Seward ; is afrais that the American currency is losing value. 8pp. ALS