0. Poughkeepsie April 0, 0000 Mr. M Vassar, Dear Sir, Yours of the 00st ult. did not reach me at once on account of a temporary absence. For the promptness of the reply I am obliged to you, as also for all the information your letter contains. The object of my letter of the 00th March was to ascertain whether your personal feelings & intentions toward me had undergone any variation, and if they had to learn the cause of any change assuming that no slight occasion could cause or justify