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Liverpool 13 January 1862
                                    Monday – Office – Noon
Dear Ann
                  The Cunard steamer of 1st inst is not
yet announced, but in reaching the counting
house to-day I find your long letter, commenced
on the night of x mas day & ended 27th.  It is
directed care of Cropper Hodgson & Co. & is marked
by you for the City of Washn., which sailed 28th. but
by some mischance or other it came by Teutonia
which is the slower boat, & was detained to 29th.
instead of sailing for Southampton on the 28th.
which was her regular day.  I know it came
by the Teutonia, because it bears the London post
mark of Janry 12.  Thus it is plain it has not [underscored]
been opened, but was simply put into the wrong
bag at the N. York post office, or may have
remained in Walkers “amiable pocket”? until the
City of Washn’s. bag had closed, tho’ still in time
for the other steamer – whose bag used to be
closed at the P.O. at a later hour than Dale’s line.
     Any how it is exceedingly welcome, &
particularly so from all its exact details of
the family gathering in Irving Place, & of
all the interchange of gifts & other occurrences
on that day. – I think you ought to unde-
=ceive Aunt Elizabeth as to the real donor
of the Apples. –
     Tobin must try & be patient in waiting for
his clothes, as it is most likely he will never
see them until he sees me.

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As soon as I have time I intend ordering
the suit for Walker for morning wear.
     Yesterday evening when I was drinking T
at Tom Bold’s, I asked him whom he would
recommend to me to get the Wine from
to replenish our Cellar & Garret.  He said our
Mr. Bushell, who is, or was, a member of
the Lpool Council, but who at present is
on a visit to Spain, & may be back here in
about 10 days or so, when Tom will intro
=duce me to him.
     As I was walking round Princes Park
yesterday morng., smoking a cigar before
going to Church, I was thinking of a suita
=ble text for Dr. Mc. Neill: - & it happened to
be the very one he had selected – “Glory
to God in the highest, on Earth Peace,
good will towards men!”? – He spoke of
the Trent settlement with satisfaction, &
condemned both the N. York Herald & London
Times as mischief makers, & as being quite
an unfair exponent of the real sentiments
of their respective countrymen, & said that
if we desired prolonged peace we must
cultivate good will towards Americans
& avoid as far as we can, taking sides with
one or other party in this struggle & strife
between No. & So. –
     I took my place, unasked, in David

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Hodgson’s pew & had been seated there some
time when David arrived.  He made me a
bow after I had resumed my seat; & a
while afterwards his wife came in, but
no one else. – She supplied me with a
hymn book & kindly pointed out each
hymn when announced, & was also about
to shew me the text for the sermon. –
     In the Sermon, Dr. Mc. N__ interwove an
annual appeal for contributions in support
of the Scripture-readers who go around among
the poor of this town & are selected from
the poorer class of society; & as I felt rich
in this world’s goods, I responded accord-
=ingly with a piece of Gold. –
     When the service was over, I made my bow
both to Mr. & Mrs. H__ on leaving their pew.
     I think I ought to go & call on them by
way of acknowledgment of their kindness,
as I should then feel less of an interloper.
     As I was walking to & fro between Welfield
Place & the Birkenhead boat, & indeed since
then, both yesterday & today, I have been
thinking that if we make so very much
            by
money ˄ this Cotton, & then should also be
a speedy termination of the Civil War, it
would be only just & proper, & a very suita
=ble mark of respect for the example of
our Father, if Matthew & I were to devote
a large part of our earnings to paying

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an extra dividend to the creditors of
Janus Maury & Sons. – The amount
already paid in full of all demands
is, I think, 11/– in the £.  And if our
means will allow of it, I should like
to devote 4/– in the £ to this object.
   It would amount I think to something
less than £12,000.  And it seems to me
not very improbable that our nett earnings
since 1st. Janry 1861, when all he Cotton
is sold may amount to £17,000 or
more. –
     If we were to do this act of justice [underscored] (for
I should so esteem it) I should wish to
contribute for my share such a propor=
=tion in excess of Matthew’s share as
would afterwards reduce the balance
at the credit of each of us to the same
sum. – And if we live & are blessed
with continued prosperity, it may still
be in our power to extinguish the
remaining 5/–. –
     I have not opened my mind on this
subject to any human being but your
=self, nor shall I do so. – I give it to
you that you may communicate it to
Matthew, if you think fit. – There is
plenty of time for reflection about it;

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for we have first to sell the Cotton, & then
to see how long this sad War may
last: - or Peace might perhaps come
upon us suddenly, & so mar my
plan by a sudden fall in Cotton.
     We are now holding 1468 bales –vizt.
849 Uplands, 118 Orleans & 501 Surats.
And supposing these sold at 13½d. for the
Uplands, 15d. Orleans & 8d. Surats, the profit
from these 1468 bales would be        £11,270
or thereabouts, & what has pre=
viously been sold since I came
here yield a profit of about                    6,530
                                                                  £17,800
& by the Rodewald Cotton last
winter, & other Cotton & commis=
=sions [underscored] we must have made
(as I should guess) between £2000
& £3,000 ————— call it then          2,500
& add Mr. Latham’s legacy ——              540
making the sum total of our


£20,840

possible, if not probable, earnings
     If this be realised, & then we should
have the Civil War ended, I think
we could well afford to do what I
should so much like to do.

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My conscience yesterday said to
me – “You should be just [underscored] before
you are generous”? – a maxim
that no honest man can dispute.
     I have been interrupted by
a long call from Mr. Menlove
in the midst of this letter.
     Mrs. Hagarty & her daughters are
to take T [underscored] with our cousins to-
=morrow evening (i.e. at No. 11)
& Mr. Weed is to be there too.
     On Wednesday I am to dine
with Mr. & Mrs. Rathbone at Green-
=bank on Wednesday.
    Willie Bold returned on Saturday
after spending a fortnight with
the Addisons. – Maggie Addison
went up to London, alone [underscored], on
Saturday in her visit to the
Hamiltons.
Wm. Rutson’s 2nd. son is now

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at New Brighton or here. – I have
not seen him.  He goes with
the Addesins to an Assemby
Ball at N. Brighton this
evening.  He brought 4 pheasants
(dead ones) as a present
from his father to the Addisons,
& one of them is to be served
up in Welfield Place.
    Cotton is dull, & decidedly
lower.  Some sales today are
at 1¼ to 1½d below my sale
last Wednesday.
     No steamer yet.
                       Yours Affectionately
                            Rutson Maury
No time
to read over what I have written.




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                         Miss Maury [upside down]