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Honoured Parents
I take this opportunity to inform you that I am well, and much contented, hoping these lines will find
you so, my [?] keeps running, I have no [?] at [nine] sent. I hear that there is to be an ordination at
Bradford ye 20 Day of November; Osgood & Kitteredge are a going. Kitteredge folks are a going to send for him, and as Mr. Moody is very willing. I should be willing to go, tho am not at all sett, I am very willing to leave it to your wisdom & Discretion whoever shall depend upon being sent for at or about the Time Thanksgiving used to be. I should be glad whenever you send for me that you would write them everything.
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that I should bring Home. I believe I had better bring Home one of my Hatts, & keep it at Home to wear
so no more at Present
only that I remain your
Dutiful Son
Samuel Phillips
Pray give Duty
& Love as Due
Pray give forgive this
Letter, & my writing [ ]
I was in a great Hurry
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To
Samuel Phillips [Esq.]
in ~
Andover
Box 1 Folder 21
Phillips Family Papers
Phillips Academy Archives & Special Collections