(Duplicate) My Dear General When our feelings are exquisite it is difficult to express them and much more so to the person by whom they are excited, of this I dare say your [sensibility] has frequently convinced you - and to this cause only I hope my Dear Genl you will ascribe my long silence - for be assured Sir you [struck: will] have scarcely been out of my Mind an hour since Mr Miller returned from Newyork. My knowledg of your charecter has always made me admire you, the friendship which subsisted between you and my beloved, and ever Lamented Husband, created a tenderer Sentiment but your goodness particularly to my little Boy has filled me with the most lively gratitude which however would not pain my if I had any other method of shewing you my feelings than by professions only. I am disgusted with professions. The world [2] makes use of them. alas I know too well how fallaciously pardon hencefore this [sumings] negligence I have been anxiously waiting for the promissed pleasure of seeing you till at length it was become nessary for me to take a journey to Newport which I had deffered on that account. I hope however I shall either see you there or return soon enough to meet you here. be pleased to present me most respefully and affectionately to Mrs L Knox and give her for me a thousand thanks for her goodness to George. I am my Dear General more than I can express your obliged friend and sert Cath Greene June 16th 1788 [docket] from Mrs Genl Greene June 16. 1788 Note- In consequence of the great friendship which existed between Gen Greene & Gen Knox some of his children were [confided] to the [direction] of the latter