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                                                                                                     Thurs. Nov. 21st 1839.

Dear brother,

   We have a box of butter ready to send to you and a pair of pantaloons, ready made to sell, and as soon as we get the cloth, which we expect will be in two or three days shall send by the first opportunity.
    The article will be directed to be left at 'Chase and Hewey's the butter which is very nice, you must if possible get, 25 per lb. find out the current price of good butter and not sell it for less: Mother thinks it probably that Stubbs could find you a market for it in that tavern and save you the trouble of finding a market elsewhere, and possibly the pants too: for these last, you are to ask $3,00 but may take $2,50 not less. With the avails buy a pair of laced shoes (half high boots) for Eliab according to the measure sent. The cloth is for pantaloon and jacket, both of which you are to get cut, and the pantaloons made, the jacket Mother will get made here and you can send it with the box, shoes so on- bring them when you come: Charles expects to go down soon and probably will contrive it so as to go about the time your vacation begins which I suppose will be in about a fortnight. If you can well get along without pants till your vacation, you may only get them cut, but if you really need them before you can get them made.
 My Dear Son, I do not get much time to write to you lately but I do not think of you the less. I trust you are a good boy & I suppose you are getting along just as well as if I was plying you with my most "Sapient advice,,
 We shall expect you home the 7th of Dec. and if we can make all things come right will endeavour that Charles or Eliab will be there to bring you home but if they dont you can risk it I suppose in a day if the days are short. Ann has written to you once and again about my sending butter, Cloth etc. but  you see nothing of it as yet the cloth is not yet done but will be soon.