0000 Miss Christine Benedict Charlottsville Schohane Co July 0 Answered July 0 see within Charlottesville July 0th 0000 Mr. Matthew Vassar, Dear Sir, Pardon the liberty a stranger takes in writing to you. I feel that I am about to do a strange action that perhaps you will not approve, nevertheless I crave your time and attention, for a perusal of this letter also for a consideration of the contents. I have long thought of writing to you, have at different times commenced letters but as often