On looking over the affairs ^subject^ I think
my invitation to you to spend the
winter with us at Washington is
in some way misapprehended–
certainly Mr Mansfield does not
do justice to my motive
I wished Had I wished a
governess for my daughter I
should have made that ^a^ stipulation
and offered a suitable salary.
I had no such intentions – I
thought the security benefit might
be mutual I make no pretensions
to purport disinterestedness but I certainly
thought that you & Fanny might
be mutually benefitted – perhaps
in this I have avoided such circumstances
as have been thought advantageous
by others –– I wish you to go as I
would wish any other young friend
to go – If by so doing your
present or future interest will
be jeopardized in any manner
I certainly could can not
conscientiously press ^the^ invitation –
F After all that has passed should
your father & yourself still think
it desirable for you to go we
shall be most happy to have
your company –

My dear Julia
I feel constrained to say after
looking at the question in all lights
that I do not think you ought to go
with me to Washington. If your own
exertions are necessary to your support
and you will by going lose both the
present & future opportunity of obtaining
such pecuniary compensation as is necessary
for your own comfort & the comfort
of your family, a month in Washington
would weigh very lightly in the
balence. I think Mr Mansfield
misapprehends my motive in asking you
to go, if I know any thing of my
own impulse. I was as much influenced
by the desire to benefit you as to
gratify my daughter. Had her improvement
been the influencing consideration I should
have either offered you the situation of
a governess with a suitable salary or
There are many reasons which I cannot
now discuss which would p

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