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drawing of coat of arms with a chevron in middle and falcon on the upper right see description below There! who will beat me at drawing? There you have the escutcheon, not quite "the antient" to be sure. there is a "Chevron, argent et Jules"; and also "in sinister chief", "falcon, rising proper". belled or I cannot exhibit on that scale. As for the dexter falcon, either the 'scutcheon is too small or my pen is too big, & I will give it up, Moreover I guess I will do the same by the crest, which would be much harder to delineate than escutcheon. besides I hardly understand it. falcon rising is plain; or, dotted to express gold; wing asure, expressed by image of 9 lines on top of each other am or star on each wing? charged in the neck with a bar gemmels of the second. I do not fully understand What is it which is charged with a bar? "gemmels" I do not know. gemel in an aldic. term meaning double, or a pair I believe You ask me to "blason" that coat of arms: by which I suppose you mean explain it; perhaps that is just what I do not know. However in the first place, you have not half described it, I judge. You have not blasoned it much yourself. As for its meaning intended , if that you want: I will not undertake to say whether or not the original wearer did not live in a shed house! falcons perhaps mean courage & strength, or some of that ilk: or perhaps renown in hunting. The crest was quite a mark of distinction sometime perhaps. The colors of the family which those are the arms are about as much as I should know from it. You say I have advantages which you have not for study of Heraldry. The contrary is true. I have had. I am not where I have access to books, as much as you. Go into your Library, consult some of those big old Encyclopedias, articles "Heraldry" etc. By the way those Old Encyclopedias are the most valuable things in Libraries. Do you ever know their value, for reference. If there is any thing in the world you want to know about all you have to do is open some one of those Encyclopedias. For Heraldry etc. I guess Encyclopedia Brittanica is the thing; am not quite certain. How well is your library supplied with that sort?

             Here is an idea I just have, from Prov. Phil. "He who hath more than enough is a theif of the rights of his brother" Is that a fact? Is it a sin for a man to have a hundred thousand dollars? I believe it is! What right or title has he to it when thousands of his fellows have not food, clothing & education?  I am not sure that those French Blouse men are not mainly in the right, after all. Has any one man a right to own 50 thousand acres of land? Has God ever given man such right? Can Man give man such right?

21st. Eve. Hoorah Eliab & Lucy. I hear are at Warwick! When shall I see them? I was out there one day last week; saw Anne & Mother & Folks. Cousin Joseph has a Daughter. I guess I will not await their return but despatch this letter tonight.

                                                                                                                                                                 Truly  I.S.