I have only time to write you a few lines—to tell you our Situation—your Brother with his poor sick wife got here last saturday— she is extremely weak & low—yet there are some Symptoms in her situation which leads me to hope— her breath is as long as any other persons— her spiting is not of the kind I have ever observed in real consumptions— God only knows the event— your poor Brother is nearly as thin as his wife, his uneasiness & fatigue can better be imagined than discribed—poor dear Hannah— I am obliged to smother my unhappiness to keep up my dear Sons spirits a little— if business would permit, of yourself & Nancy coming to pay us a visit it would give extreme delight to us all the messenger waiting to carry this to the office obliges me to seal it— after praying that you & Nancy will be most attentive to your healths & wishing you both every worldly felicity I am my ever darling Bushrod—yr most Affe. & lovg parent