The Boltons were close friends of the Redingtons and this is a warm, friendly January 8 letter with separate sections written by Edwin and his wife Mary. Edwin writes: "...we are all closed up now with ice and good sleighing. For the last five weeks little or nothing going on here in winter while the navigation is toped by ice." He invites them to visit: "...stop at Kingston Landing, take the stage to Rondout Vilage (formerly Bolton) which is about two miles from the landing where you will always find me where you will be welcome or any of my friends." Mary writes to Redington's wife and her missive is of a social content. George Redington was born in 1798 in Vergennes, Vermont. In 1800 the family moved to Madrid, New York which, until 1859, included Waddington, or Hamilton as it was then known.. George attended the St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam from 1813 to 1816 when he went to Montreal where he taught school. In 1819 he returned to study law under Gouverneur Ogden. In 1823 he was admitted to the bar and practiced until 1831 when he became engaged in the real estate business. With the rapid opening of the North Country there were excellent opportunities in land speculation. Redington took advantage of these opportunities and speculated for himself as well as acting as a land agent for some of the large commission merchants in New York City. He also engaged in lumbering and lumber related businesses. He erected several mills and produced lumber and square timber which he sent by rafts down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, Quebec, Albany, Troy and New York. In 1841 Redington was elected to the Assembly of the state of New York where he served three consecutive terms. He also served as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of St. Lawrence County, as a justice of the peace, and as a supervisor of Waddington. In 1850 George Redington died in his sleep after a brief illness.