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married in the [? inc'dul] of my school and people tribe. They are all anxious to see me married, and off. So I have invited them all to be at our wedding. Mr Kimble is expecting to be married by the Unitarian minister, in Washington, we are both Quakers but prefer a different mode of worship so we both attend the Unitarian Church, tho we have the utmost respect for thy [strikethrough]parents[/strikethrough]Quaker faith, & we believe in their principles, only wish to worship a little differently. Thee has been such a good friend to me, in the time when I most needed friends here. That I ask as an especial favor whether thee will ^[please] marry us, I was never at any but a Quaker wedding, and know nothing about the forms of the [?Denomination],

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But I suppose the ceremony is not very different from ours. I do well know thy faith is a [???] I dont care what it is.  I [?] thee to be a good man and, trying to live the life of Christ, and [?] thee is a [?] and can perform the ceremony of our marriage.  We will both thank thee gratefully if thee will do so on the night of the 14^[th] of December at half past 8. My Parents and relatives are strict Quaker Friends.  We will meet them at our wedding reception in Phil the next day.If tis convenient for thee to do us the favor and also be present at our Examination, I shall be very glad.  Will thee please let me know soon if it will suit thee so to do, Will thee please