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Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to John H. McCue, February 8, 1859

Summary:
Jedediah Hotchkiss regrets that he cannot visit John H. McCue, because Hotchkiss is in the midst of deciding to purchase the Addison Cochran farm, where he plans to open a women's seminary with his brother. He also asks if McCue has any news of an unsettled suit in which he is involved.


Feb. 8 th 1859

Stribling Springs, Va.

Dear McCue:

Your favor of the 28 th ult. came duly to hand -- accept my thanks for this last expression of your friendship.

I regret my inability to accept the offer and come to your new home, for I doubt not the school would be successful, and I should delight to be in your immediate vicinity: but I am now under obligations to unite with my brother in the purchase of the Addison Cochran farm at Churchville, with a view of opening a female Seminary there. We are under obligations to accept if certain arrangements can be made. If they cannot be made I would entertain a proposition to go to Lovingston. I suppose the people would be willing to pay 50 or 60 dollars a Sess. for tuition.

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I am doing very well here, this year, but am not perfectly satisfied. This is a delightful place to live & very agreeable to a one that is somewhat of a recluse.

I am pleased to hear that you are working your way into business. Never Despair is the word.

What about the interrogations that Harman & Bell were to serve on me? I have not heard from them yet. If you come over to Staunton, stir them up -- let us finish up the suit if possible.

If there is any prospect of my coming to L. I will let you know--

My wife joins me in kind regards to you & yours.

Your friend

Jed. Hotchkiss



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