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Dear Brother. This day is Jan. 29th This day after so long, have I have I received my wages for the months of Nov & Enclosed you will find. Fitchburg Bank XX. Letter E. No E.Torrey Cashr?. J Whitman July [2?] 1845 F. Perkins Prest. Of which $15.00 is you. on Note, and interest probably some. Then that Value yours which I have. If there is "any thing over" a book which I wish you to purchase and send up to "Six Lectures on the Uses of the Lungs" by Samuel Sheldon. If the book has another title it is 'Causes & Cure of [Consum?]. Remember, I am particular about the book. It may save [valuble?] Probable cost $.50 cent, or thence forward to a dollar. I am impatient to hear how you survive these money It [lev?] affirmed to be positively awful. Nothing like it [ever?] [known?] Unfinished Rail roads are "all of a heap". drawing the business short as much as possible on this road they have [even?] missed part of the Engineering Corps. I may congratula[te] myself upon being retained while others longer in servi who might reasonably be supposed better are discharged. However the last rumor is that the prospect is they will be [?] to weather it , will have to stop altogether. That would course throw Engineer as well as all others out of Employ, and might expect to see me down East before long. But I guess they will continue somehow to keep along, and probably if any do. If I thought a total [Sqush?] probable I do not know but I should send you $40. instead of $25.00 I must spend $20 or so in clothing &c. And I was intending to ? $25.00 or 30.00 to purchase of Mathematical Instruments Engineer Books &c. Perhaps I better not do it until Times are surer. Pray write to me soon, on or before the 1st Prox This letter is not worth much, except for the X X but it {?] have to go. I will try to do better another time Please write soon, send on the Poetical effusions] of which you wrote &c. Yours, Aff. I.S.