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I rec.d yours of 20th Linst., and am pleased at its
contents. I did not mean to give you any cause for excuses, having
only in some degree playfully stated that I was surprised that a
little information so easily obtained, & which I had several times
asked for, could not be obtained & communicated. I have hesitated
to encumber you with much of my business, however desirable it is
to me, that I could hace your services, because of your multiplied
duties in your new station. Of course I should rather suffer inconvenience
in my matters, than interfere perhaps detrimentally
with your duties, & for this reason I have on several occasions referred
business to Edward, which perhaps your riper experience
could have better managed. Of course my interests which are large
in Alba.e should have the attention of some one of the family, and
not left wholly to strangers, altho Mr. Wood may be trustworthy,
he cant feel as full an interest as ourselves. You must not however
permit anything to interupt your own peculiar business. It is all
important that you acquaint yourself with high credit in your new
station, & I feel a greater degree of solicitude for your success
than for any advantage I might derive from yr attention to Morven,
for in the one case much inconvenience & loss might result, while
in the other (latter) it could be but of temporary disquiet if
neglected. I hope now you will no longer feel uneasy. We shall not
perhaps get out before May. I have not succeeded in selling either
of my farms & shall therefore be under the necessity of borrowing
some money for the payment of the bal of my purchase of sevts. etc.
We have nearly settled up but cant collect all. Will perhaps
leave uncollected some 6,000$. Uncle Sandy owes 3700$. I hope
he will be able to sell his farm. The Loudoun Branch R. R.d passes
on one corner of it & will enhance its value.
When you see Mr. Wood urge him up with his corn planting
& oats sowing. You did not say how the wheat was looking on Morven.
The money in Bank is at your disposal. You may have use
for some of it & perhaps Edw.d will want 60 or 80$ more. I shall
make no calculations for its apprepriation in my matters here, but
leave it subject to charges & demands for schooling, if wanted.
Yr. Ma joins me in love to our dear Mary, & yourself—assured
by
much of our new furniture. I think however the prices in
C'ville are not high if the articles are good, about their quality
you say nothing. The carriage & expenses would be considerable if
bo.t in Alex.a which might possibly be saved if bo.t in C'ville.
Will Edward succeed? How does he conduct himself? I dislike
his not visiting you oftener. Tell him so.
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