The life and letters of Nathan Smith, , . rideand groom. Having fixed upon his choice, Dr. Smith determinedupon asking of her parents her hand in marriage. Theletter by which Dr. Smith addressed Sarah is so char-acteristic of the man, being such a rare combination ofvehemence in love and straightforwardness in business,that it cannot be omitted here, and is as follows: Cornish, N. H., January 22, : You will excuse the precipitancy with which I proceedin my endeavors to accomplish my connection with expected last evening to have set off for Hanover thismorning, and I cou
The life and letters of Nathan Smith, , . rideand groom. Having fixed upon his choice, Dr. Smith determinedupon asking of her parents her hand in marriage. Theletter by which Dr. Smith addressed Sarah is so char-acteristic of the man, being such a rare combination ofvehemence in love and straightforwardness in business,that it cannot be omitted here, and is as follows: Cornish, N. H., January 22, : You will excuse the precipitancy with which I proceedin my endeavors to accomplish my connection with expected last evening to have set off for Hanover thismorning, and I could not endure the least uncertaintytill I returned, therefore I discovered my wishesrespecting you to your Sire and Marm last evening, andthey have generously given me leave to marry with you. I hope I shall never meet with your with Joy and Expectation I am Your sincere Lover Nathan Sally H. Chase,Cornish. Clearly Sally had already been led to acknowledgea willingness to accede to his desire before her Sire. General Jonathan Chase Father of Mrs. Nathan Smith of Nathan Smith 13 and Marm were approached. Their consent havingnow been obtained, Nathan Smith and Sarah HallChase were married in September, 1794, and this mar-riage proved a happy one in every way, Sarah being atrue helpmeet in the home of her husband. By his union with her Dr. Smith became connectedwith a large circle of New England families of promi-nence, although none of them were very rich in thisworlds goods. Sarah was the granddaughter of theRev. David and Elizabeth Prescott Hall on hermothers side, and of Judge Samuel and Mary DudleyChase on her fathers. The Chases had by this time acquired by thrift andeconomy what in that day might have been consideredat least a competency. They had built substantialhouses in Cornish, where they were able to enjoy greatcomfort, and had also extended their possessions inlands and promoted other settlements in their Smith, the onl
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