“Use it to tell your story, Susanna,” said Hamilton, as I thanked him. She says she will never use it, it is so pretty.Īnd for me, this elegant little book! It has red leather covers and many thick creamy pages. He also brought everyone a present: a volume of Scott’s poetry for Mama, tobacco for Papa, velvet ribbons for Maria (how she will preen in front of Charles!) and a handkerchief for Tabitha. What a great many items he unpacked! Coffee and souchong tea, brandy and rum, loaf sugar, salt, a soup tureen and a silver ladle, many tools and a handsome clock for the parlour. Today my beloved brother Hamilton returned from Kingston, where he has been for the past two weeks, selling flour and buying supplies for the farm. This is the best present I have ever received. Niagara Peninsula, Upper Canada, May, 1812
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