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Letter to Lemuel Shaw from John Prince, January12, 1838Lemuel Shaw

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Salem Jan. 12th 1838

Hon. L. Shaw Esq.

Dear Sir

For your very friendly letter & the delicate manner

of communicating it, I cannot express all my grateful feelings,

they are sincere & will be lasting.

You may rest assured that hereafter there shall never

be any real foundation for imputations of the kind alluded to.

I hope to be able & allowed to continue my services

in the Clerk's office & to perform all of them as I have always endeavored

to do, with correctness & courtesy.

With respect

yours John Prince

[Letter 5: 12 January 1838 to Shaw from John Prince]

Salem Jany 12th 1838 Hon. L. Shaw Esqr

Dear Sir For your very friendly

letter & the delicate manner of communicating it, I cannot express all my grateful feelings, they are sincere & will be lasting. You may rest assured that hereafter there shall never be any real foundation for imputations of the kind alluded to. I hope to be able & allowed to continue my services in the Clerk’s Office & to perform all of them as I have always endeavoured to do, with correctness & courtesy.

With respect Yrs John Prince

[back of letter] John Prince Esq

12 Jan. 1838

Paid chg [No 97] JP Hon Lemuel Shaw

Boston