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Oberlin College Ohio May 25. 1855 My Dear Friend Your of the 22nd came duly to hand. I can assure you that I looked at it with some degree of curiosity before I opened it, and, indeed what its contents might be. I need not tell you (as you are possessed of the same Common Nature with myself) that my feelings were greatly hurt at not receiving an answer to my letter. I could not account for it in any way whatever - it seemed a mystery past all conjectures. I was not aware of having given you any offence, and therefore I felt that I did not deserve to be treated so. I would say however that your letter has afforded me much pleasure and has removed much unpleasant feeling. The excuse which you offer for your long
Oberlin College Ohio  
May 25. 1855  
My Dear Friend  
Yours of the 22nd came duly to hand. I can assure you that I looked at it with some degree of curiosity before I opened it, and, wondered what its contents might be. I need not tell you (as you are possessed of the same Common Nature with myself) that my feelings were greatly hurt at not receiving an answer to my letter. I could not account for it in any way whatever - it seemed a mystery past all conjectures. I was not aware of having given you any offence, and therefore I felt that I did not deserve to be treated so. I would say however that your letter has afforded me much pleasure and has removed much unpleasant feeling. The excuse which you offer for your long silence I regard a sufficient apology, and I sympathise much with you, but I will say nevertheless that you are culpable for not having written a few lines to me, merely informing me of your inability at the time to correspond, as this would

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Oberlin College Ohio May 25. 1855 My Dear Friend Yours of the 22nd came duly to hand. I can assure you that I looked at it with some degree of curiosity before I opened it, and, wondered what its contents might be. I need not tell you (as you are possessed of the same Common Nature with myself) that my feelings were greatly hurt at not receiving an answer to my letter. I could not account for it in any way whatever - it seemed a mystery past all conjectures. I was not aware of having given you any offence, and therefore I felt that I did not deserve to be treated so. I would say however that your letter has afforded me much pleasure and has removed much unpleasant feeling. The excuse which you offer for your long silence I regard a sufficient apology, and I sympathise much with you, but I will say nevertheless that you are culpable for not having written a few lines to me, merely informing me of your inability at the time to correspond, as this would