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Milo Feb 18 1847. My dear Son, I have waited this long before writing to you again so as to tell you what I have but just found i.e. that Charles expects to be married about the second week in March I expect him to make known his intentions next Sabbath - Ann expects to have a vacation in her school about that time time & she & Lucy & and I guess one or both of the boys will come home a week from tomorrow - how I wish you could be here. I would say do come do if I only had some money to send you to defray your expenses we ought to be contented and thankful I hope I am in the main but sometimes it seems bad very bad to be so bothered for money. I did almost conclude to entreat you to come home in the vacation but I supposed it was not best for you all things considered. You had been away so much and the expense would be so much, it seems a long time to wait till May - and yet it will soon be past

  You know C. borrowed 55 dollars of Eliab to pay Everett & c.  He sold the grey colt at last for 75,  50 of it cash, the rest, A harness & Bufalo's paw Eliab, & borrowed of him again to get his Coat &c &c - he has not been able to sell any hay till within a few days for any more than 6,00 a ton and thought best to hold on upon it, has just sold a few tons for 7 or rather 9,00 after being press'd which is about the same - he did not raise any grain to sell - I feel and so does Charles that you ought to have some some money from home and that you will some time and it grieves me sadly sometimes that you have not had some before now but I cant help it

C. will of course pay your tax if it is best to pay it.