I wrote you in the month of March but hearing you were then from home, I again take up my pen to inform you of my unhappy and deplorable situation which has distroyed my health (not having necessary Clothing and nourishing food I have not a second suit and some times we have nothing but indian meal, that is enough to distroy the strongest constitution) it is my wish to try and get necessary Clothing to go to the Country untill it is in Fathers power to suport us comfortably I do not wish expensive apparel I merely want enough to be neat in, you must excuse the liberty as I could not th

     Knowing your reputation for integrity and benevolence of character induces me to confide my situation to you, which is truly mortifying to me I have led a very sedentary life waiting for Father to get an Appointment not wishing to degrade myself by letting the World know my uncomfortable situation. having no near relation to appeal to am at lenght compelled to apply to some great man, concluded it should be you to whom I would take the liberty, of asking to releive me from my unhappy situation.

    I receivd your letter of the 5 of Decm. only two days since. My wish entirely accords with your opinion, as to the Sale of the land in question next Spring, and leave it to the better judgement of your-self and Mr Turner to fix on the propper papers for advertizing it in. A Sale at ten dollars an acre would be preferable to the continuance of debt.