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Six[_ Generation. z 37
might mar the sweet affections of his charming
home. As an instance of forethoughtful care
in this respect, he would never play any game,
not even backgammon, with his wife as an op-
ponent, lest the usually evanescent opposition
and strife for victory between them might, by
possibility, result in marring the sacred relations,
the harmonious oneness, of husband and
wife, always beautifillly evident in his home. I
have written but a short note concerning this
honored relative of yours. Please excuse its
brevity, as I necessarily write hurriedly, and in
"the midst of pressing office duties."
This letter, by one of the distinguished offi-
cers now in service in the regular army,
was accompanied by a volume published at
New York and London, in I844, entitled,
"Revolutionary Orders of General Washington,
issued during the years 1778 to 1782 inclusive ;
selected from the MSS. of John Whiting,
Lieut. and Adjutant of the 2d Regiment,
Massachusetts Line, and edited by his son,
Henry Whiting, Lieut.-Col. U.S.A."
The following extract from the army records