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Peter Kean wrote from Princeton, New Jersey to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Peter discussed how commencing a correspondence with a person for whom he possessed a sincere affection, however agreeable it may have been, was in some respects embarrassing. While you strive to please, your mind is constantly on the rack lest some sentence was misworded or a single word misspelled. It might cause a smile on the countenance of a friend, which to Peter would be infinitely more painful than a sneer. Those reasons prevented Peter from commencing a correspondence with Christine until he had the opportunity to converse with her about it. Glad that he and Susan agreed on the subject. Asked that Susan present sincere regards to Col. W’s family and send all her letters post paid.
People mentioned: Christine Williams
Author/Creator
Peter Philip James Kean (1788-1828)
Recipient
Susan Ursin Niemcewicz, formerly Susan Livingston and Susan Kean (1759-1833)
Creation Date
1805-08-01
Creation Date
8-1-1805
Document Type
Manuscript
Location
Princeton, New Jersey
Inventory Location
103 C
Recommended Citation
Kean, Peter P.. Peter P.J. Kean to Susan Niemcewicz, August 1, 1805. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1800s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1800s/437
Rights
This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to the Special Collections Research Library and Archive at keanscrla@kean.edu.
Publishing Repository
Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University
Collection
Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)