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We arrived here without accident on Saturday last,
and being entirely without servants, wre obliged to board two
days at Miss Plumstead's. We have now two—a cook & chambermaid,
who promise well & after our house is thoroughly cleaned
& the carpets down, we expect to be once more in comfort. Your
mother has been evidently much benefited since she followed
Dr. Harrison's advice of taking nothing after dinner. She has
had no symptoms of her complaint from that time, & I trust
will continue to do well. Your bordering goes off today with
the looking glass & Maria's tea in one box to the care of T.J.
Peyton, whom I shall request to forward it by the railroad. I
inclose the bills for the bordering & the glass. The former
is a neat pattern, but is not so prononce in its colours as I
could have wished. With a great variety to choose from, the
rest were either too wide or too narrow—too gay—or ugly or
of unsuitable colours.
I found a letter in Charlottesville authorizing me
to draw for $500—tho' Berger had not sold all his tobacco—
as soon as I have that the money is in Richmond, I will send
Dr. H. a cheque on the bank there. Beyer's crop has turned
out even better than I had expected.
The dealers who sold the cottage furniture offered
to put in a new glass without charge if I would undertake to
say that it was broke in consequence of bad packing, but that
of course I could not do. They however charged for their
work the lowest price. Our regards to all—I am
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