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I really wish you or someone else, would tell me what to do in the world. I have, providence, willing , a life to spend & a living to get, somehow, but I truly know nothing how or where. Pray who does, It is certainly time I did. It can hardly be the part of a reasonable man to decide on going through college now. I suppose you are expecting a letter from me but I don't knows as I shall be able two write you much I am writing and and cannot have any thoughts to myself because of talking it seems more than ever to me that we are located in the corner of creation here all seems to be life and animation they are mind you not all froze up mind, the Engineer is this very week surveying the rout for a railroad through this town. The rout they are looking at now is East of uncle Jo, across the Rabbit farm and Kimball/ Whitney's & Uncle Conants, but there will be a great strife about where it shall go Greenfield folk, say it shall go through that town or not at all. I am now at Maj. Gates Eben Bull teaches the school on the Crock George Greensbro' (grandson) is a small merchant has a store in the middle of the town. Dwight Mayor, teaching in ? but a most all the young men are ? or the rest teaching or trading or something hardly enough pay to keep the old ? good.
- I want to leave school. All the folks in Mass. I expect we have been here away from all our 'kinsfolks and acquaintance,' for so long, as to be almost forgotten if not forgetting. Anything you write will please. I have got a new coat made, A 'taglioni' so called, can wear over another coat generally not. Pay Dockam $7,50 for making & trimming in the Spring. I have borrowed five dolls. of Tash. It is ridiculous for me to be so poor. Too bad for a person of my abilities! reputation! & Intrinsic worth! To teach school for $16 dolls per month. Especially as a tremendous hard school as this.
Isaac Dec. 7 -1843 Paid /83/4 Foxcroft
Foxcroft Jan. 1 Mrs. Anna M. Metcalf
Care of Joseph Stevens Esq.
Warwick
Mass.