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my location; Geo. Slade has most of the applications & will be here the last of this week: Newbury has part of them: he told is there were 100 applications from the West: all good places: some demanding high qualifications, and handsome compensation.

 I think there is not doubt I shall have a good situation for my just pretensions are equal to most if not all here.....

Oct. 7th 1848 Northfield

Miss E.A. Rich Hartford Ct. Oct. 4 1848

[post mark]HARTFORD Ct. OCT. 4 5

                                                          Mr. J. S. Metcalf
                                                                       Northfield
                                                                                    Ms.

[upside down] Give much love to all the friends; tell Maria I very much wish she was here and going with me: if she would go on her own responsibility, she would doubtless meet with good success: I shall write to her when I arrive at my destined place: I want you to write me at least a short letter before next Wednes. give me advice. I will write you again at the end of my joining.