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A Gentile Lady of Good Understanding:
November, 1793 -- Gallatin felt it was improper to be under the same roof as his intended wife for a long period of time, thereby, he and Hannah were married earlier than planned on November 11th. In a letter to his friend Badoleet, he describes her in the following manner: "She was 26 when I married her -- She is possessed of the most gentile disposition and has an excellent heart -- Her understanding is good, she is as well informed as most young ladies, she is perfectly simple and unaffected, she loves me and she is a pretty good democrat (and so by the bye are all her relations)." Gallatin also describes Hannah as "... a city belle who has habits not very well adapted to Fayette County life." |