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Wednesday night
Jan'y 19th 11 o'clock.
My dear F. You probably expect that I
will give you an interesting dialogue as
between Aaron Burr & myself. It would be so
if I could convey its spirit and had room to
communicate information enough about the
object of our meeting to make the conversation
intelligible. But pass we it by as one of these
things which must be communicated when we
meet face to face. I had not room to tell
you last night that I yesterday met at our
dinner table the famous E.C. Genet quondam
French minister to that Court in the time of
the Revolution, who was sent here by one of the
temporary governments of France, and preached
Republicanism, and sympathy with the French
until it nearly convulsed the Government of
this country, was superseded in his office on
the elevation of a new, and more Jacobinical
Dynasty in his native country. was denounced
and dared not return to France, married the
daughter of George Clinton and has ever
since lived a poor but very Republican citizen of
this Country. I went last evening to
the Capitol to witness the proceedings of the
State Temperance Society. Heard two fine
speeches, and became a convert to the principles
of the Institution, but never I shall not become
a member - no I leave that work of reformation
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of the Masonic evil - It is enough for me to
practise temperance which I intend to do
and have done since my arrival here.
Gary Sacket made his appearance S yesterday
morning wanting a new Bank at Seneca Falls. Sam Clark is here wanting a Bank
at Waterloo. Everybody wants a Bank. the
People seem nearly as mad e for Banks as
ever. & the were -
I have a cause of great importance to
argue in the Court of Chancery at the term
which will commence next Wednesday.
I have delayed ever since last Summer
to make up my brief. It gave me the hypo
last night after I had written to you.
I determined that I would do it this day.
now mark the glorious opportunity for study
afforded by the incidents of one day.
Rose at 7 o'clock. Read the newspapers &
was shaved ready for breakfast at 8 o'clock,
smoked segar, sat to work at 1/2 past 8 -
wrote letters on business til 9 - sat down at
my brief. Went to the house 3/4 past 9 -
Senate organized at 10, I took French leave, at
11 - worked at my brief till 1/2 past 12. Enter
Mr P. of D. who had tracked me from the
house - wants a new county. Bell rings for
dinner at 2. Exit Mr. P. Some gentlemen from
Cruttenden y ^s^ on the hill were here to dine with
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office, called at the Tracys , and returned
at 5. Enter a bookseller's agent - refused
to sign for his book, got rid of him at 6.
Went down to tea, found Sacket brought
him to my room talked half and hour.
Enter Thurlow Weed . Enter Mr Lynde of the
Senate & Judge Dixon . Exit Mr Weed.
Enter Mr James Porter . Register. Exit Mr Porter,
Exit Messrs Lynde & Dixon. Enter Mr Fuller
of the Senate & Filmore of the Assembly.
Exit Sacket. Enter Messrs Andrews & Juliand
of the Assembly - enter Mr Van Buren at
10 o'clock Exeunt Fuller & Filmore. Exit Van
Buren of the Assembly. e xeunt omnes at
10 o'clock. Down I sit at my brief, clock strickes
11 write a letter to F and throw myself
into bed at 12 o'clock. This is life legisla-
tive. Do you wonder that I loved it?