The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-01
right and see you If ever come to Chester.
Do not forgetto write. With best love, yours
as ever, AMI

Do not forget to write. With best love, yours
as ever, Adj.
My DEAN FRIEND-I write you to do favor
for me; at least get Mr.. Wetmore to do it. 1
and Chain which were borrowed from rUr wSifn
tie daughter, and found their way into
pawnbroser's. The ticket found its way to
me, and now 1nclose check to redeem It
livery: 1 received a letter yesterday I. ON
that he is going to hunt home s 4 in
Chester. hope 1t won't end in hunt, but
little home Of your own People can live Si IN
their own house, no matter how small, on half
Thas they San 1--we on 9hs In boarding house
know must always have my finger in the
pie. am going to give some good advice
q house do not get too large a one at the same
time one that VIII interest you. Do not have
Get house with pretty front lawn II pos
sible. In Chester get q house above the bridge
ano near arm .ne man , roaa SO that you can have
omnibus, which runs now, also to be near the
best market. Get q place where you can
a run to Philadelphia 1t will be handy. Then
do not come to Philadelphia too often. 1t
these things. saw some nice houses build
ing when / was there. You ought to have
stone saanes no ws that trns
THE Adj.
WHEN HIS MOTHER DIES.
In the next letter Admiral Porter promises
to give Mrs. Wetmore his mothers cottage as
soon as the old lady dies:
MY DEAR FRIEND-I got back this morning.
brought my old mother from Baltimore with
me. found the old lady very frail. She is
now 70 years old, and may go off at any mo-
ment- 1t was beautiful out there-the most
ing all day But Sit on the porch and smoke my
cigar, enjoying the breeze. II is lovely little
place, and send you sketch of the cottage.
The grounds are little out of order. but the
trees are growing beautifully, and in time 1t
will be a sweet place. The old lady is not able
TO see after 1t, and of course 1t looks q little
rough. Now, tins is the place / intend you
shall have as a home for yourself when the old
lady leaves us. You can then have nice place
TO 20 In summer, with the certainty Of enjoy
learn TO keep house and economize. You and
Mr.. w. will be able to live there, and IL any
long as you live, unless you get married sgain,
and then you will get out of my good books.
Do not laugh at all my plans for you. 1t is well
you have some one to look out for you, for,
smart as you are. you do not know how to look
out for yourself. Now, perhaps, the old lady
many a slip between the cup and the lip.
leave her on the LIST. Do not write any more
the letters will go astray. With best wishes,
remain, yours truly, THE ADML.
The only letter in the collection from Mrs.
Wetmore to the admiral was written shortly
after her divorce, when the admiral was
| sqQccLtDS tuc ulNOTCtu uuSUduu LAY dC-
counts to provide for the support of the ex-
Mrs. Wetmore, who was always the adj
mirals friend. Her letter is as follows:
| PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 10, 1873.
My DEAR FRIEND write to acknowledge
| the receipt of yours this morning wi check
Enclosed for $40, which you will pardon me for
returning for your Endorsement as 1t is made
out to your order was agreea6ly surprised
favors, l considered 1t rightfuily yours, but
| suppose you will arrange all that with Mr..
Nafn orr "a " m x-.rrr uaaff nV
visited my lawyer and have requested him
not to take up the case in time, which should
have been finished this month, but to let all
things remain in statu quo as long as desire,
| which is next to Withdrawal. .
bols ySur naTe shore IN
| ter, as the subject has become one painful for
| me to dwell upon.- There is no necessity for
from NJ W, so / viii vii not further aiiude to
the matter, but trust this win find you wei
and enjoying all the pleasures incident to the
| holiday season. With much love, / remain
very sincerely yours, RosELIE w.
THE TORPEDO SCANDAL.
| Admiral Porter. in the letter below, ad-
dressed to Captain Wetmore, gives further
particulars of his employing Wetmore as an
agent to sell his torpedoes to Prussia during
the coleman war:
MARRAGANsETT, Sept. z, 1870.
DEAR sIR-Letter received. 1 think you
lister in relation to the torpedo. He
may perhaps pay you down something.
which VIII help You along IN case you
not IL eet you here, or anywhere it could be
known that you communicated with me just
before going abroad. There are lots of devils
who would make out that was supplying
| Prussia, through you. with Internal machines.
II you manage right you will make something
out of Ii, but don't divide the torpedo busin ess
wtn any other and Write ssna line
shall leave here soon for home Washington
would be the best place to see me. because no
one there can think what other people are
doing. they are SO engaged in their own affairs.
Yours truly, THE ADJ.
! MRS. wETMoRE's INTERESTS.
The letters below show Porter's interest
in the ex- Mrs. Wetmore after the divorce
was obtained. They are letters to Captain
Wetmore:
DEAR sIR.I enclose your pay account, and
shall depend on your honor to send Mrs.
W $50, as think it nothing more than just
affair h progressed, but If it ended this
month II is the last payment win exact from
her in arrears for Ka, es schooling, ali OF which
| paid OF, and you can do no less than send
her $50. don't know where they are, but sup
place of residence Now, don't disappoint me
| IN what have entrusted to you, and If you
don't want to communicate with her let Mr.
| Thornton tpaymaster) send her check. Let
| me hear from you about the affalr. Speak OF
IL carefully, SO that no one Will understand II
| il it should be opened. Yours, truly,
/ THE ADJ.
| PROSPECT PARK HOTEL, Sept. l, 1874.
/ My address after this for ten days will be
West Point; but be careful how you write
about your anairs When you do write en-
close your letter in an official envelope. They
never get opened. Yours, THE Adj.
MARRYING HER TO A DOCTOR.
The ex-Mrs Wstmore married doctor
and removed to San Francisco shortly after
the procurement of her divorce. 1t appears
that in the end Admiral Porter inclined to
this match, rs her ex husband became tired
of forced contributions to her support.
! Something of this is shown IN Porter's letter
TO Captain Wetmare, IS follows:
| PROSPECT PARK HOTEL,
CATsKILL, Aug. %. 1874. I
DEAR SIR-I received a letter from the late
Mrs. - detailing her domestic troubles, and
| 1 recommended that you allow her y00 this