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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. [?] E. [Torrey?] [?...]. July [2?] 1845 Mr. Perkins Prest. Of which $15.00 is you. on Note, and interest probably some. Then that [Value?] yours which I have. If ther is "any thing over" the "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 [valu?] Probable cost $.50 cent, on 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 [ev?] [kn?] Unfinished Rail roads are "all of a heap". moving [?] inches short as much as possible on this road they have [even?] missed part of the Engineering Corps. I may congratula myself upon being retained while others longer in servi who might reasonably be supposed better are discharged. However the las summer 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 [heep?] along, and [?] probably remain if any do. If I thought a total [Sqush?] probable I do not know but I should send you $40. instead of $25.00 or #0.00 to purchase of Mathematical [Instrument?] Engineer Books &e. 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 [Poctical Effucions?] of which you note &e. Yours, [?] J. [?]