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Received a letter from Sarah at Stamford; she came back yesterday evening; there was no carriage waiting for her at Stamford, but a lady from the train was going to visit Miss Dunning, so she gave Sarah a ride to the house; Sarah said Miss Dunning was so much better when she left; Daniel Draper brought a note from his sister, Virginia, inviting Rutson and Sarah to come on Saturday, 27 [June] to look at the new moon through the telescope; will have to accept on his and Sarah's behalf; he and Sarah will dine at Matthew's tomorrow to meet two Englishmen who are trying to find a manager for a New York branch of the Exchange Bank which was just organized in Liverpool; a letter from Mary came on Saturday afternoon;  her friend she is visiting has a fever; William plans to visit Cousin Jody this week; wrote a letter to Mrs. Cox; also wrote to Rutson and told him that she and Mytton arrived in Liverpool; finished organizing the books for Walker to take them back; William and Walker visited Mr. Bond of New O[rleans], who was once very wealthy but entered into bad business deals; he is going to England or Ireland to spend the rest of his life; invited Mr. Bond to dinner but he could not come; Mr. Bond called the office and spoke with Matthew; William went with him [RM] to Highwood; spent all his time there talking to Mrs. King; William spoke with James King and Dr. [Wilks]; Mrs. King did not look as well as the last time he saw her; Mrs. King asked them to talk to her brother Archie about the situation at St. Tho[ma]s; William and James King talked politics and entirely disagreed about the No[rth] and So[uth]; wrote to Mr. Sam[uel] Smith, the cotton-broker, to thank him for looking into the India cotton question; Walker returned to work today; many people came to receive and and review 2 of the returned Regiments; William did not want to come in contqact with teh Democracy [the Northern Troops]; encloses a copy of Miss Lippett's "strictly confidential" letter; has not replied to it or showed it to anyone. 12 pp ALS Including Cy of ALS from L.A. L[ippet], to "my dear friend" Rutson Maury, New York, New York, 4 June [1863]. Has been waiting for news about ships from Boston to Calcutta; there is a ship taking missionaries to India that the young lady may take; the lady, Miss B is now trying to get money from her mother to go back to India but it appears that her mother did not receive her letter; when Miss B turns 21, she will receive property from her family. 3pp Bears ANS from Rutson Maury, New York, New York tp his sister, Ann Maury, Liverpool, England, undated The story is very sad; it reminds him of Jane Eyre; thinks Miss B. needs a good lawyer. 2p