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Hon. Dwight Foster Esq'r
                                          Hanover August 24th, 1798
                                          

Respected Sir:

     I very gratefully acknowledge the receipt of your Favour of the 4th
current.  It gives me much pleasure, that you are again apointed with your
Family & Friends - and, to receive a letter stated at my native Brookfield.
I wish very much to visit it - but, Sir, cannot __tate when I shall be so
highly gratified - This is the second day post Commencement - the crowd
begin to disperse - 'Tis a very fatiguing spell with us - much officer
business to attend to, with persons from a distance.

The day previous to Commencement, I had a call to attend a Rule of Court
distance from this about ten miles - _____ Aaron Hutchinson Esq'r - I best
him too, - obtained my victory & _____ with flying colors - He made use
of much art & intrigue to gain his part - much too, as a gentleman would
have di___ed, knowing me to have been a youngster at the business - 

Inclosed, Sir, I send you a Catalogue of the different Classes graduated
from this College - I am sorry they were not printed on better paper
- but none could be obtained near of a suitable use & better quality -

Be kind enough to remember me & respectfully to give your Family &
my inquiring Friends

                            I am, Sir, with much Respect &
                            gratitude, your Obed't Sev't, Don Gilbert