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Bennington Vt.
Were it possible, I would visit Washington and try to persuade you to thoroughly investigate the affairs of my husband. I know that St. Clair Mandeville had money of his own and the conduct of Gen Mover is opening the safe appropriating books, papers and money as he chose was criminal in the extreme. I think it quite sufficient that he should take the bread my poor husband left his orphans, children without theres leaving him in arrears with the government. I trust yet that justice may be done us. I beg of you to give it us. I sincerely regret that your communication sent me in Dec. never reached me. As I had a box in the post office I cannot account for it lost. Should you