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Letter to William King from Hill Oct 12 1813

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                                Boston 12th Feb 1813
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                              Boston 12th Feb 1813
 
Dear Sir,
 
Dear Sir,
     You have had an acct of the  
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     You have had an acct of the Proceedings of the Republicans in Convention from your Friend Dr Porter - there was a great degree of unanimity in your
Proceedings of the Republicans in Convention
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nomination & I hope you will not decline - Mr Varnum was brought forward 4 years ago by yourself & others including myself this leads me to hope you will not object to him; there is not so good a prospect of success as I would wish, but if you acquiesce so as to be a candidate your Friends will become more attached & we shall make a handsome stand at least & let our opponents know that they cannot hold the reins
from your Friend Dr Porter - there was a
 
great degree of unanimity in your
 
nomination + I hope you will not
 
decline. Mr [?] was brought forward
 
4 years ago by yourself + others including myself.
 
This leads me to hope you will not
 
object to him, there is not so good a prospect
 
of myself as I would with, but if you  
 
acquiesce so as to be a candidate your
 
Friends will become more attached
 
+ we shall make a handsome stand
 
at least + Whom opponents know that  
 
they cannot hold the reins.
 
 
                   Yours respectfully
 
                   Yours respectfully
                             A[?] Hill
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                             Asa [?] Hill
  
  
 
Hon Wm King
 
Hon Wm King

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[Penciled at top of page:]  Hill
                              Boston 12th Feb 1813

Dear Sir,

    You have had an acct of the Proceedings of the Republicans in Convention from your Friend Dr Porter - there was a great degree of unanimity in your

nomination & I hope you will not decline - Mr Varnum was brought forward 4 years ago by yourself & others including myself this leads me to hope you will not object to him; there is not so good a prospect of success as I would wish, but if you acquiesce so as to be a candidate your Friends will become more attached & we shall make a handsome stand at least & let our opponents know that they cannot hold the reins

                  Yours respectfully
                           Asa [?] Hill


Hon Wm King