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LETTER CVIII.

I left the Bowling Green yesterday, after breakfast,
and, thanks to the politeness of Mr. Hoomes, was enabled to

reach Richmond about seven o'clock. My delay there was
not entirely unproductive of good, for I had the pleasure of
passing the day, on Monday, with Mr. Garnett; who came
to Caroline Court, in the hope of seeing some of his old acquaintances,
on their way to the south. The road, from the
Bowling Green here, is worse than I ever saw it; indeed, the
weather has been wretchedly bad since Saturday. What
must the effect have been on the road farther north, which I
thought had already reached their ultimatum? This reflection
has been uppermost in my mind for several days past,
and gives me much uneasiness respecting Mrs. G. I pray
you to let me hear of her safe arrival in Philadelphia, as soon
as possible. You have been upon a restrictive system, of
late.