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health, in spirits & in manhood. He seems afraid to meet this creditors & look them squarely in the face. Adversity tries what stuff a man is made of more than anything else. Don't for the world breath a word of what I have just said about Davis to any one not even to my brothers & sisters. You are my wife & I say to you what I would not say on this subject to any one else. It seems to me that nothing would tempt me to be associated with him in business again. You know how he used to talk to me, &, he seems to feel that he must throw all responsibility off from his shoulders & yet he contends that if it was not for him, every thing would go to ruin. I take it quietly now for I know he means me well, but he does talk to me sometimes so that my blood almost boils. He did not treat you right when you were here & I cannot forget it, but I try to get along smoothely with him as he is my brother, &, will do all I can for him without doing any {diter's} meant to you & our children. I shall not neglect knowingly any duty I owe to you & out children to save what I can out of the wreck of my fortune I intend of course to act honorably & you of course do not wish me to do otherwise. It will require much caution to save anything out of my land in this state & yet I think I see my way to save a part if not the whole, I cannot tell how things will work. ------- I was disappointed & sorry enough not to get a letter from you this morning. with much love I remain your affectionate husband, N. Kendall