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The Letters of William Cullen Bryant - Vol. 1

By: William Cullen Bryant II; Thomas G. Voss et al. | Book details

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guided somewhat by the weather. I shall be glad to see you at the earliest convenient period. --As to the money I let Austin have viz $100--when you come to settle with him you will take some kind of receipt for it-- and if there is any thing yet due him I will send it up to him as soon as you arrive and let me know the amount.

Pour mon frère qui a écrit la lettre dont vous fakes mention c'est une bête, et je manque d'expressions pour marque[r] mon mépris de sa conduite. 4

Write me soon and let me know whether I am to expect you the latter part of next week or the beginning of the week following. My love to Fanny & a kiss to the infant--and regards to all.

Yr affectionate husband,
W. C. BRYANT

MANUSCRIPT: BCHS.

1.
Probably James L. Briggs, a son of Deacon James W. Briggs ( 1782-1837?). Only One Cummington, p. 243.
2.
Bryant passed several weeks, probably between July 19 and August 13, at Cummington after the birth of his second daughter, Julia, on June 29. On August 3 William Ware wrote asking Bryant to share his own home comforts (NYPL-GR), but Bryant went first to the house to which his family had moved on May 1, with the result described later in the letter.
3.
Neither letter has been recovered.
4.
"As for my brother who wrote the letter you mention, he is a fool, and I lack words to express my contempt for his behaviour." Though this letter is unrecovered, other correspondence during the ensuing year makes it clear that John Bryant felt himself badly used by his brother Peter Rush (who now called himself "Arthur") soon after reaching Illinois. See Sarah to Cyrus Bryant, September 30, 1832; John to Sarah Bryant, n. d. [October 1832?], BCHS.

225. To John Howard Bryant

New York, November 21, 1831

I am glad that you are so well pleased with the country, considering that you have become, as I suppose is the case, a landed proprietor; and I have no doubt, from your account, that, if you should choose to leave the place, you will be able to sell again at an advanced price. 1

As for yourself, I hope you are not in too great a hurry to marry. When you do, I hope you will take the step with wisdom and reflection. Marry a person who has a good mother, who is of a good family that do not meddle with the concerns of their neighbors, and who, along with a proper degree of industry and economy, possesses a love of reading and a desire of knowledge. A mere pot-wrestler will not do for you. You have tastes for study and elegance, and must not link yourself to one who has no sympathies for you in your admiration for what is excellent in literature. A woman, too, whose religious notions are fanatical would be a

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