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134 people died of sun-stroke this past week; Matthew spoke with the Greenwood vault-builder today, and they will write down their agreement tomorrow; building a vault with room for 22 people will cost $550; the vault will be done by 1 October; Mr. Mather told him that David [Spence] will stay here a while longer instead of returning to England with him on the Scotia; he and David came to dinner on Sunday; Mrs. Pollard sent him a long letter and enclosed a letter to be sent to her nephew, William Adams, and two letters from her daughter, Virginia, to be sent to [her son] Sam; Virginia is earning $900 [Confederate] for writing; this is very poor pay; new of people in Richmond, from Virginia's letters; wrote four pages of reply to Sam and bought him two paper subsc[ripitio]n[s]; sent the rest of Sam's money, $60, along with $40 of his own, to Mrs. POllard; wrote to James and told him what she did not find out in Salisbury; asked him not to speak of it to Louisa until after her confinement; (11 August) encloses a note from Mrs. Turner [not present]; encloses a copy of a note from Miss Caroline E. Morrill; also encloses letters from Elizabeth and Mary [Maury; letter from Mary not present]; Matthew and the vault constructor signed a contract today; it was very hot today until 2 P.M. when they had a huge thunderstorm; left her note or Mr. Arthur at his office; Matthew F. Maury's note to her was unacceptable; has always thought that Matthew F. is lacking in statesmenship. [The letter breaks off abruptly]. 4pp. ALS Including Cy of ALS from Caroline E. Morrill, Chicago, [Ill.], To Mr. Rutson Maury, New York, New York, 7 August, [18]63. received his letter and the fifty dollars this morning; it came at a good time since her brother ahs been wounded and she wants to go to him; is sorry she did not get rid of her Confederate money sooner; if the money is her only loss, she will be happy, though she does not think it will be her only loss; she holds money in Virginia banks and corporations; is not upset with Mr. Jesse Maury, since he did everything he could for her; he has always been a good friends to her, offering her his money and help; is grateful for his [RM] loan. 2 pp Including ALS from ElizabethMaury, Cornwall, New York, to her sister-in-law, Ann Maury, [Liverpool?], England, 9 August [1803]. Mary [Maury, her daughter] wrote her a letter about her visit to Hattie Jones; they are all very well, even though the weather is warm, and their rooms are small; the other boarders are all pleasant; Miss Mabel [?] Rodgers is there, and Mary thought Sarah might like to come and visit her, since they went to school together; Sarah declined the invitation, though, saying that she had promised not to stay overnight anywhere except at Miss Dunning's; asks her to bring them a new writing Pad or Solid Blotter; theirs has gotten wet and is warped; encloses an article from their paper about their Cousin T.B.'s [?]; is not sure that he [T.B.?] owns the vessel, but it is clear that he is supporting the rebel cause; thinks that their cause [Union] is doing well; wanrs her not to believe what she hears about secessionists in England; she should only believe what her family tells her; her Quaker cousins are showing their true colors by joining the army. 3pp.