William Wharton letter to Charity Rotch, Bellevue, 7 Mo 16th 1812

              B-316-6
                           Bellevue 7 mo 16th 1812
  Dear Friend
  Charity Rotch    In abundance of employment, and a plenty
  of perplexity, or as I have often thought, quite too much
  is all that I can advance by way of apology, for not
  writing to thee before now, and acknowledging the
  receipt of thy kind favour of 4 Mo 4th; indeed I may
  say the latter has been the sole cause, for I am
  always willing to devote as much of my time as is
  sufficient for this purpose, or to serve my friends any other
  way,when not too much disqualified; and I am
  sure there is no one to whom I could write with
  more satisfaction than thyself -  the first subject
  that presents to my minds to offer to thy perusal is
  my own situation; so selfish am I.  but alas; it is
                        me
  nothing but what pains^when, not to say whenever, I 
  think on it; which is almost continually; the reason
  thou mayst to suppose is because there is no favourable
  change; it is equally as embarrasing, equally as
  trying as ever; I feel a delicacy, and a fear, lest
  I may say too much, for it does not become me
  to say too much, nevertheless; to a sympathizing,
  and beloved friend I hold myself excuseable in imparting
  all that may relieve my own mind, or inform her-
  The manner in which I have been treated by thy brother