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Washington City May 26/49 Dear Brother Chandler I am very happy to tell you that I have rec'd your and all is safe and everything seems to go on admirably well in Your letter in which was enclosed a draft of three hundred dollars payable to my order; come to hand but the 24 st. I found no difficulty in collecting the money on the Sume. So Chandler all is Safe. I was highly gratified to see that you was willing to oblige and assist me. I had confidence in you and felt Sure it would come; yet I did not like to call upon you and planed every way but I could not make it so to my mind and as the last resort asked this favor of you knowing at the same time that it would surprise you and perhaps offend. But I hope that I shall hear you say sometime that you was glad that you acquiesced with my wishes- And at last I hope you will not experience any inconvenience from it. I thank you very much for I have set my mind on this adventure, believing it to be worthy my time and attention and should have been grievously disappointed had it not succeeded in carrying out my plans. When I engage in anything, I like to carry it out. I am quite well, am in good Spirits & hope to be prospered on my Journey. I conformed to the rules of the constitution, by paying in my proportion and signing the constitution. I was Just in the nick of time, for now no man can be