Letter to George Chase

Authors

Dudley Chase

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Description

Dudley thanks his nephew for his last letter and wishes him well, apologizing for the short note.

Date

4-18-1826

Keywords

Aunt Chase

Transcript

Washington April 18th 1826

Dear George

I rec’d your fav. (8th inst.) very gladly – hope you will always be happy – and continue to entertain the same opinions of the constituents of happiness—for there are many—some absolutely essential – some more and some less essential. Self approbation is of the first class. Dear George never lose that. – Friendship deservedly obtained & intrinsically good, if of the second class – the opinion of the world in, of mankind in gen’l is of the third or last class afor’d – what thinks you of this scale? Stringent be [enlarged], lest I have not time now. I was put on this track by your observation on the [?] of the first fruits of your own hard labour by which I understood your double meaning.

I have written Aunt Chase apologizing for brevity. g.d.

Yours &c

D. Chase

Recommended Citation

Chase, Dudley, "Letter to George Chase" (1826). Philander Chase Letters. 610.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/610