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"What", said he, "merely to gratify your feelings may be the cause of | "What", said he, "merely to gratify your feelings may be the cause of ruining our sons. I presume I have the same anxiety to have our children with us as you do, but I am persuaded, it is for their advantage to remain and persue their education. At least, we aught to divide, let one go home with us & the other one to remain. To this my mother consented. But in obtaining this consent, is owing much to the exertion of the Rev. Dr. Strong of Hartford & Rev. Dr. Williams of Tolland. These two gentlemen engaged to superintend my education in future. As for myself I had no desire to return to Canada it was not for want of affection toward a parent, but with a sense of the importance of the advantages which God was pleased to put into my hand for receiving an education. | ||
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"What", said he, "merely to gratify your feelings may be the cause of ruining our sons. I presume I have the same anxiety to have our children with us as you do, but I am persuaded, it is for their advantage to remain and persue their education. At least, we aught to divide, let one go home with us & the other one to remain. To this my mother consented. But in obtaining this consent, is owing much to the exertion of the Rev. Dr. Strong of Hartford & Rev. Dr. Williams of Tolland. These two gentlemen engaged to superintend my education in future. As for myself I had no desire to return to Canada it was not for want of affection toward a parent, but with a sense of the importance of the advantages which God was pleased to put into my hand for receiving an education.
Finally, the arrangement between my