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have been so much indisposed that I have not more than pnssed the door of my house. What discordant Demon has exercised his talents to conjur up matter for fresh accusations is equally beyond my power of divination. Suffer reason and your better Judgment to rise Superior to passion and prejudice, and, then, and, not untill then will you be capacitated to Judge a right on this subject. Can you beleive that the persons who often tell you of my malevolence have nothing in .view but your good. Do you think its the high respect they have for your person and an honorable desire to promote your Interest alone, that induces them to tnke so active a part in what may be supposed to appertain to your good. take but a review of the men that tell you of my Conduct towards you and see If you have not some cause to beleive thn,t they have something more in view than nn honorable desire to promote your good. see if other motives do not stimulate them to action. Yes, you will finde a desire to gratify some black and malignant designe to work my or your destruction- and likely both are the motive that actuates the ,vretch the despicable ,vretch the author of your Charges. Your letter speeks of conduct injurious to your purse and person , but you do not specify or particularize how when or v\Therein I have don you this vVrong, I cannot hold myself bound, to answer charges of so general a nature Nor shall I attempt it. Specify ,vrongs don you and I hold myself bound to answer-Your letter is the Effusion of an Over heated Imagination wrought up to a State of fury of denouncing Vengeance with out giveing yourself time to examine whether the man against whom they nre leveled merits them or not-it is also a strong presumptive proof that all the impreca- tions of Death and Vengeance against me so many times repeated (~s often told me) are true and its at least a Voucher how ready you are to give Credit to the tittle tattle of every cringing sycophant that approaches you- . Before I close this note I shall make to you a proposition, on which you may act or not as you think proper. If to do Justice to yourself and expose the man you call your Enemy is your object I cannot see any Objections you can have to the measure I shall now submit to your consideration,-you Charge me with doing you much "lVrong I deny the Charge, and in turn denounce you as the man blamable for all the Difficultes that have existed and do now exist, and that, too with out n Shadow of real Cause--on my partr---Now Sr I propose that You Name two Gent--Your friends in whom you have confidence to meet two friends of mine-Who shall be authorised to investigate the \Vrongs on both sides you will then have an pppertunity to produce proof _to substantiate all your Charges-I
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