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I have concluded to give up my school, the first of April, (i.e, in two weeks), though it has been flourishing, the prospect is not encouraging now, and I am tired of keeping it, and want a little rest from the care, and vexation of it, and have no reason to think it would pay my expenses to get a new boarding place, as I should choose to do if I kept it: Almeda wants I should stay with her next summer to help her as Aunt E, is going to Warwick in a few weeks: sometimes in the course of the summer or fall I shall probably, if I like go down east, there to get my living as I can.

                                                                    March 16th

Dear Mother, As to Isaacs books - I have been to the Antiquarian Bookstore and obtained the following information as to Prices- Lampirer Classical Dict. $2.00 - 2nd hand to $1.50, Coopers Virgil 1.62 2nd hand $1.25 - Wilson Greek Testament .62 second hand .37 Guesbachw ditto - 1.00 & .75 different bindings - Fisks Greek Grammar .75 2nd hand .37 Goodrich dc .67 - 2nd hand .37 Greek Reader - New York Edition, with dict .88 second hand .42 - Boston Edition Without Dict. = .75 second hand .37 Therefore you must ascertain what books he will want and write very particularly the names, editions, & authors as a book that is not the ? hole in paper wont often do much good at school. Perhaps Ann as a school ? hole in papermight get them some cheaper than above commented. I left school today as A.A. & J thought it best for me to have a week or so to look round &c before I go down East. Mr Sherman has given me a certificate if as you requested. Dear Brother Eliab, I must now answer your truly laconic and pedantic epistle, as it comes next in order. I am sorry for your misfortune but glad for your apparent good humor - also your progression in Arithmetic. Dear Brother Isaac, I was happy to receive a long letter from you. It contained much interesting news about the war which I had not heard before. I wish you had Mr. Stratton, our writing master, to learn you to write. Tell Lucy that I am happy to hear of her improvement in singing &c but had no letter from her in Mother's last. I am contemplating visits to Bunker Hill, State House, Natural Hist. rooms &c during the coming week. I have many things to write but forbear as I hope to see your shortly face to fact. Yours, Joseph M. Metcalf