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                                                                                                              Friday eve. Oct. 1845.

Dear folks

  I am very sorry my letter did not reach you  before Joseph returned as now you will probably have to send another bundle: one thing however I forgot to mention that I want, - my flannel waists which I suppose I ought to have, when the weather becomes colder. With regard to Lucy's dress, if it is actually too short, I am quite willing to change my winter plaid with her, if she has not spoilt that by cutting up one of the breadths: mine, she can certainly make long enough, by gaging it over, if not without, and, as I shall be obliged to use mine quite common it will not make much difference with me which I have.
  If you conclude to change, send it down as soon as convenient, without doing anything to the skirt, as if you should attempt to make it for me, it might not be the right length; etc. I wish you would send Watts on ? word covered by removed stamp with Questions, if you have not. Eliab has some things for me, my workbox etc. that I have not yet been able to get, and that book may be among them. I think it possible I may have a class in it & I should like, too, 'the Universal Perception' a small old books somewhere at home.
 I have seen a joiner who I suppose could build the schoolhouse if we want him: his estimate of the expense is $172, - I expect work of the kind is rather unusually high it seems as if Charles & Gilman might do it at less expense if they work it right: it is a great pity it could not have been doing these last two pleasant weeks of warm dry weather.
 I should think it worth while to make an effort to do it soon rather than to do it in cold weather snowy & blowy weather.- We have heard from Uncle J. and the money is coming in a week or two. By help of Nat. Harlow it seems to me we might get trusted for materials in part, and use the $50, for what is necessary: I want C. should act with decision &