George [in New Haven] to Edward in New York City , Sunday evening, 4
December 1842
We expect Louisa to leave tomorrow morning for N. York to make a visit in
your family. I hope she will endeavor to make it a pleasant one for you as
well as herself.
I was in Northampton last week attending the sale of my goods at auction.
About half of them were sold two weeks before, and all have sold at very
low prices, but have brought as much, perhaps, as could be expected under
the circumstances at such a time as the present.
The hearing for a discharge is to be had on Tuesday next. I expect to be
opposed by my Hartford credits but Mr. Huntington of Northampton who is a
commissioner under the ....[?] & Charles, both think that the position they
have taken will not be sustained by the court, and that the discharge will
be granted. A short time will show the result. I feel very much obliged to
you for the enquiries you have made on my account. I was not sanguine in my
expectations of obtaining business in N. York, but as I saw no prospect of
having any here, I thought it worth my while to try.
Charles will see that your claim is properly presented to the court. I
suppose it must be proved in N. York, & then sent to the clerk of the
District Court in Boston.
Love to Theresa & the children,
Professor Edward Robinson D.D.
New York
