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                                                                                                                                Cedar Grove Sept. 1850

J.M. to them at the landing Sept. 18 We commence again this empty ceremony of letter making being destitute of material.* N.B. Packages left at Charles Godfreys store will be duly and regularly forwarded by the weekly or semi-weekly conveyance of Teamster Mr. Gould.

         My mind is much impress'd with the importance of having, efficient, trusty, & energetic, Captains in Schooner Brandywine & Senator. Having propos'd in a recent interview with Mr. Furber certain schemes to that end. It is perhaps inexpedient to dwell upon the subject at present.
 I understand that S.D. Thurston is about commencing in the Coal business. Will not this furnish to Schooner Brandywine tolerable profitable employment, to which by her structure she is well adapted?

19 From the good trade that Hathorne made on the Senator and from other circumstances I should think it advisable to collect your pay of him about as fast as you earn it exercising much less levity therein than heretofore. Mrs. Lee returned day before yesterday without visiting yourself as I am told.

All nature is but art unknown to thee
All chance, direction, which than canst not see
All discord harmony not understood
All partial evil universal good

Therefore our old Sow has got nine pigs do you want one to roast by & by 20 At some convenient opportunity perhaps when Ann

• Or more properly spiritual, as of ink and paper we are flush

[top upside down] You must know that Mr. Temple told Mr. Lee when he was at Bangor that he went to come up and preach last sabbath as there was no other appointment we hoped & expected but Friday instead of coming he sent a letter to Mr. Lee saying that as he had heard nothing from Milo he should not come- it was to bad that by some misunderstanding or blunder Mr. Kittredge did not write to him certainly a good many people here would have been very glad to have him come to bad to hurt his feelings, do excuse it to him