Charleston Jany 25th 1837 Think not my dear Sir that because I [inserted: have] accepted of Gods best gift to man, the nearest & dearest friend this world affords, Think not, that because I have found, & am now in possession of such an one, that old & true friends are forgotten, No such is not the Case, you know what a multiplicity of matters & things there are to attend to upon setting out in the world & that consequently much time is required about such things, time that otherwise would be devoted to friends away, & now as I have written new passage which amts to nothing, upon start something of Some importance. You may perhaps be desirous of knowing what our present situation is &C&C It is soon told, Instead of lonesome Rooms, inhabited by lonesome Bachelors, we now have Lively rooms lively fires, & lively people around them, Now on closing business for the day - we are greeted by the smiles of lovely woman, ah how changed from the time when slowly & sadly we climbed the old rickity stairs to our "Sanctum [Sanctorum?]" there to spend the evening alone, alone, & Ah! My good friend Could You see that Lovely being whose presence has occasioned this delightful Change, engaged as she is from morn till eve in preparing & rendering things comfortable & nice for us all, & using all those little endearing ways known only to the fair sex - to make our [2] home a happy one, [inserted: ago You would methink call her a demon] & I assure You she is successfull & I trust all all here, (& I care not what people at the North think, for I am now a regular Southern) appreciate her worth, ago I know so & this but Enough And now You old abolitionist one more to You about meddling with other people's affairs, If every man in this world would pay strict attention to his own affairs & let his neighbors alone the Millennial day would come along much quicker & then be a slight possibility of the whole world being sometime or other Christianized, but as long as those who profess to be Christians, are sinning with a high range, & by this influence & gold producing dispair [struck: &] discontent, rebellion, insurrection & the Dead & all, it never will take place If these matters are going to be carried so far as to the separation of the Union & blood must be spilt I fight for the South, & feel as though I could plunge the dagger to the heart almost of a brother in such a glorious cause, It would be for Liberty Liberty, & You wish to know how many G[illegible] wenches have have at a time why it depends upon who they live with, if with men favourable to abolitionism from 3 to 6 at a lick, if with others from 1 to 1½ only, Oh! by the way - I heard of an instance the other day, of one of Your fraternity suddenly changing his views with regard to the Darkies - A minister from the north he was spending the winter in a Southern city & when he could making known his sentiments [3] In course of time he was introduced to a Young Lady of much beauty, but more property, in Plantation Nigers &C&C amounting to $116.000 - All at once his feelings suddenly changed, he rated against Northern abolitionists, & northerners generally, the result of it is has just got the gal & what he likes better the niggers & I bett $100.000 Doll, there in less than 3 Years he will have slaves of his own blood - Now Jerry such men I detest I abhor them, & I must say that I candidly think that these and [struck: 100] hundreds of others at the north who are now accusing the Southern Slave holder of cruelty &c&c - that would jump to do as this minister has done and yes envy him his good fortune as they will call it, & now about holding slaves I must tel[text loss: l] You my mind is somewhat changed - as for having to cook for a week at a time because our Cook chooses to quit we don't do it - about 2 or 3 will answer our purpose Love to all Yrs ever E. W. Taylor Mr W Dr Sir Not having heard from You for sometime we take the liberty of Enquiring, Whether the Amt of dft forwarded still lays in Your "Breichy Pocket" or what You have done with it, If You have a balance in Your hands of Enough to pay Mr Woodburn You will [4] please pay him that amt & charged to us We shall not either of us visit M. Y. this Spring Please write & tell us all the news how Dry Goods are going &c&c Yr Truly Robt Taylor [address leaf] Mr Jeremiah Wilbur Mess Masters Markoe & Co. New York [docket] EW Taylor Charleston Jany 25. '37 Recd Feby 3 - - Answd - 7 & 10 -