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Encloses a copy of a note from Miss Virginia [Draper]; encloses his reply to her as well; sent a copy of "Lines on a Skeleton" [a poem] to Virginia beecause he thought it might be an approptriate gift for his future niece [Virginia marries Mytton in 1865]; thinks Virginia is much more refined than the young ladies who came to tea the other night; told Matthew told Mattthew that the Miss Mary that Nan mentioned in her letter must be M[ary] S. Gilpin; wrote a letter to Rutson; is sending copies of all the recent family letters to Harriet; Mrs. Duer's condition has not improved; Sarah will write a note to Mrs. Cha[rle]s King to tell her Nan's news of Mrs. Martin; got a letter from James [Maury?], requesting that he go speak to Mr. Mager at the New York Hotel; went to the hotel and was told that Mr. Mager was not in then he saw him in the lobby on his way out; he told Mr. Adams, Rutson's silent partner, saying he was a decent man; (14 [June]) began to cut the grass on Friday and William finished the job for him; stopped by Irving Place while taking a walk this evening; Elizabeth asked him to mail a letter to Mary; called on Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy; talked to Mr. K[ennedy] about slavery; Mr. Kennedy argued that So[uthern] slaves had relatively good positions and agreed that they should be educated so that they could learn religion; a lady from New O[rleans] confirmed what Mrs. Pollard had told them about their son Duncan being exiled from New O[rleans]; receieved a letter from Rutson, who claimed to have no news to report; the letters he recieved from Mrs. Cox and James both reported there were many things going on in New Orleans; Mrs. Cox said they have not heard from Rutson since they got the letter to mr. Cox that surprised them so much; they don't know if he [Rutson] has brought suit or not; she offers to give him a full account of the business if he is interested; he des not intend to ask her about it though; 15 [June] the paper talk about the first depudations [sic] of the Confederate ship Georgia (alias) Capt[ain] Maury [?]; they hear that Lee plans to invade Pennsylvania; assumes that this summer will be as bloody as the last; has decided that they need to experience war in order to appreciate peace; Mary wrote to say that she planned to leave for home from Hinghton [?] at the end of the week; Matthew came to see him that evening and said that he planned to go get Mary tomorrow morning; in light of the threat of an invasion of Pennsylvania, he felt that she should not be traveling alone; approves of Matthew's decision; has an appointment with Dr. Parmley at 8 tomorrow morning; William is anxious to hear from St. Louis; Walker has spent a lot of time out of the office since he came back; he has also developed bad handwriting; (16 [June]) received her letter by the Scotia; approves of her plan to take a trip with Mytton; Dr. Parmley forgot his appointmentl most people want to see McClellan reinstated; the threat of invasion is increasing the level of patrioticism; thinks that things have been going badly for the North ever since Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclaimation; thinks that William has stopped speculating on gold; Miss Gilpin sent him $2.50 from Mr. Fisher for Ann to pay for postages; forwarded her [AM] letters to Mrs. King and Mrs. Van Rensselaer; received a letter from an Internal Tax Assessor about taxes from their cotton; (17 [June]) could not resist copying Miss Lippett's note to go along with her [Miss Lippett's] letter to her; is glad that Miss Lippett could be of help; the excitement over the Penn[sylavanis] invasion is disappearing. 20pp. ALS Including Cy of ALS from Virginia Draper, Hastings upon Hudson, [N.Y.?], to Mr. [Rutson Maury, New York, New York, 12 June [1863]. Returns the letters he sent [Ann's and Mytton's] with thanks; hopes that Miss Ann Maury's eye has healed; felt apprehensive about writing to him, because they had never had a conversation; was very glad to see that he was interested in her; they will look for him on 27 [June]. 1p Including Cy of ALS from Rutson Maury, New York, New York to Miss Virginia [Draper], [Hastings upon Hudson, N.Y.?], 13 June 1863. Assumes that she has received a letter from a certain gentleman [Mytton] by now; he receiveed a packet of letter from Fontaine;received a letter from Mytton and a short note from Ann, which he now encloses [not present]; Ann's eye seems to be getting better ; encloses a copy of a poem ["Lines on a skeleton"; not present] which he thinks is very good; Ann has not gotten a reply from Mytton on her note of the 26 [May?], but he will probably accept the invitation. 1p. Bears AN from Rutson Maury, New York, New York, to [Ann Maury?], undated. Saying that Sarah got a letter from Nan saying that one of her boys was sick but otherwise all was well.