The neighbors said I was an improvement on my father.

They wondered, however, if I would be as far-sighted and acquisitive as he, if I would add to what I had or lose it.
In March I had a letter from my grandmother.

She expressed pride in me for what I had done, approved the spirit I had shown towards Zoe.

She was a great admirer of Wilberforce; and as she disliked America for its separation from the Crown she wished the institution of slavery no good on these shores.

But she was disturbed about the conditions in England and Europe.