Scope and Contents Scope and ContentsWent to see Horatio Huighes to see if he would insure the 430 bbls of lard Matthew is shipping to him [HH]; talked about Rutson and Fontaine; Mr. Hughes showed him a letter from Walker and a copy of Lord Lyon's letter to Fontaine and Fontaine's reply; Fontaine's letter was very respectful, and he adopted an air of injured innocence that they found amusing; thinks Rutson and Fontaine were foolish to declione an offer of freedom and remaining on parole in New York...