A charming little girl of my acquaintance & A Quaker too ran off & was married to a Roman Catholic the other evening--thee may have seen Her, Sally Bartram was her name. Betsy Wister[26] & Kitty Morris too plain girls Have eloped to effect a union with the choice of Their hearts so thee sees Love is no respecter Of persons---- The very respectful Compliments of Frazier Await the 2 Marylanders--Frazier that unfortunate youth whose heart followed thee captive to Thy home--do call to mind this said conquest Betsy--I see him every day & thee is often the Subject of our Tete-a-tetes--he says the darn in Thy apron first struck him & declares that he Would give any _mony_ for that captivating badge Of thy industry. After bloting my paper all ore with nonsense I must conclude with particular Love to Debby Pleasants when thee should see her & respects To her brother James--write often & much to Thy affectionate Correspondent [Illustration: Signature of D Payne] Addressed to-- Eliza Brooke Jun^r: Montgomery County Maryland P^r Favour of } _Cap^t Lynn_ } A later letter to Elizabeth Brooke[27] (from Sarah Parker) gives further news of Dolly Payne. After referring to rumors current regarding the approaching marriage of her friend she continues: "It may be an encouragement, probably, should I inform thee of some old acquaintances jogging on in this antiquated Custom. Dolly Payne is likely to unite herself to a young man named J. Todd, who has been so solicitous to gain her favor many years, but disappointment for some time seem'd to assail his most sanguine expectations, however things have terminated agreeable to his desires & she now offers her hand to a person whose heart she had long been near and dear to--he has proved a constant Lover indeed & deserves the highest commendation for his generous behavior, as he plainly shows to the world no mercenary motives bias'd his judgment (on the contrary) a sincere attachment to her person was his first consideration else her Father's misfortunes might have been an excuse for his leaving her--they pass'd meeting[28] fourth day, was the same day George Fox[29] & Molly C. Pemberton were united, rather an uncommon instance, but their marriage was postponed on account of a relation's death.