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to sell the Grey Colt but has had no chance to sell him for money. Including Kate and little Becca Chas winter'd four horses (or rather mares) four Cows four heifers four Steers & four hogs - we have got 9 or 10 young lambs and 3 bossys one cow has got a pr of twins, speckled red and white they look just alike next evening and if writing about all this is trifling and silly thank yourself for you say that everything even the minutest is interesting to you I shall try not to feel vex'd and troubled about your Poverty and hard rubs for perhaps it will be better for you in the end - you'll be provided with all that is necessary in some way or other if you do your duty. We shall sell the colt and I guess 2 Cows this Spring if there is any decent change so as to help pay you Some and if we cant make out any money- I think we might make out Credit enough among us all to hire as much as you will need.

  5th Lucy has got over her fret in some measure about dancing parlors has been to 2 or 3 since besides having one small one here they had no dancing at either of them but what I think is worse - more irrational & not so civil such foolish childish plays redeeming farfetched etc. you enquire if at Dea Lee's no at Mr. Eben Greenleaf's he you know has bought Dea L's farm Mr.  L. ocupies part of the house but G. owns the place - Why Dont you write a  good long letter to your uncle Joseph or have you. I have just written a letter to your uncle Nathan Stevens. You talk of 'Oregory, as Joseph calls it and foundring an Empire etc. I saw by a short paragraph I saw in a newspaper that the Mormons are about attempting to do the same are you going to join them or you & Joseph going on your own Hook? As to your being a "Doctor,, I guess instead of that you had better Stive right ahead and raise the Professorship without any more demur about it - in regard to the freemasonry I prepose to try 'Uncle Natty, (if Charles cannot sell any thing) I think if C and I and you and the other two boys would all become responsible he could squeeze out one or two hundred for old friendship's sake wouldn't he? Shall I write to him on the Subject? or will you see him as you come along home