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Westfield Aug 24th 51 Dear brother Isaac

Yours of Aug 4th has been duly read, also of your first from your present abode came while I was at Zanesville and which I answered from that place diverting to the care of Mr. Hawkins for so I read the directions in yours,  Eliab made the same mistake sending two or three letters the care of the above named gentleman, who I fear will not take much pains to forward them to you!  Eliab has been with me since last Wednes. and a fine time we have had, I persuaded him to stay over the sabbath he consented on condition of having something to do which Argyle was very glad to furnish him in posting his books which he has been unable to do from ill health:  he has been sick ever since the last of June, got well enough to ride round and attend a little to his business, got too much was taken down again last week with fever, pain in the side and chest, he has a seated cough and all his friends think there is great danger of consumption.  I am recommending him to go to water care establishment as soon as he is well enough , chiefly that he may be in a safe place away from business.  Eliab myself and two other young ladies went yesterday to Cotchentonket? a wild romantic spot three miles up the creek which I told you of when here and wishes you to visit;  the descent perpendicular on one side, sloping on the other and forming a ridge nearly across, is about 350 feet the width of the gulf below about 50 rods forming above and below the ridge, two nearly circular basins, in which except the small