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don't for pity's sake, begin to say, your daughters shall not marry until a certain age or they shall marry men of your choosing - tyranny, tyranny - alas, if every body hated the very name of it as I do. it would die - if my [unclear] child were a tyrant I should hate him - your remark about Sis are unjust but I know you are only ignorant, not unkind. Self willed is thed last word to apply to her - she is an emphatically good child - judicious, and [unclear: prudent?] but, rather independent, of less to herself - very candid - and always ready to take my advice - always asking it too - more than can be said of every one - As to her marrying I have no objections to her doing so whenever she can suit herself, but I do not advise very early marriages - As to experience and knowledge of the world - the first will come and the latter is very well [unclear] with - of all men in the world I should prefer a presbyterian preacher for a son in law - and hope she may get one I should consider it a great honor and [unclear] I don't know that a minister's wife nor any more