Letter to William Thompson from William Donnelly

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I adress you at preasant in a more polite maner than that which you received on Friday night of which I am the occasion. To make matters a little plain to you I wish to let you know that I was in the crowd myself and my sole business was to have satisfaction for some of your mean low talk to your daughter that never deserved it at least she never deserved it on my account and now dear sir I want you to understand that I will have my revenge if it cost the lives of both familys which I am shure it will not for I can get [around?] enough in almost any town to cary out my assign without any trouble except a little law from you but I do not care for that as I have plenty of money to pay my way through all. Dear Sir in the first place I will show you how you were wrong in saying that their was letters passing from your daughter to me as I defy her to say that anything of the kind even happened and secondly you were wrong in saying that I was a son of a Bitch and that you had sons could back you up in saying so. As far as your sons are concerned there is one of them I would for ever wish to be in friends with but any time you feel inclined to have them or W. Toohey try their musle you will please drop a line to me or some of your humble servants and we will try and accomidate you. But my dear sir my oppinion is that in all the friends that hangs around you either by by [sic] birth or marriage there is but two has got a principle at preasant I will not mention names but will simply say you are not one of them.

For the long length of time your daughter was in Biddulph I defy her or any one else to say there was one word of marriage passed between us and for that reason I would like to Know what you abused her for and talked of me in the manner you have done which a letter that I have in my possession will plainly show. Dear friend you will be prepaired to receive me and my Adventurers before long again and if you should succeed as you say you will in [sending?] that crowd to Kingston. I have another ready to follow the same track until the job is compleated and old friend I want it impressed on your mind that if the business must be done on the way to church I can get any amount of men to do it so you may just as well stop getting yourself into trouble first or last. Your son William used some talk lately I shall never forget and if he wants to dwell in peace on the Roman line you better tell him to be a little cautious as I have a little money and plenty of good boys to see me safe through all my undertakings. True respect to your daughter.
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Yours, (Signed) W.D.D.R.