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My Dear Son You seem very decided about my going to Mass. when I first mov'd here I thought it very doubtful whether I should ever see old Warwick again but I have twice & the last time I was there I thought it was very possible I might go yet again if my health remained good a number of years but I had not thought of going this year till you mention'd it. I will begin to ballance it in my mind for truly the pleasure of going north be more than doubled by having you with me

 I am you know troubled with the foolish feeling that I am ignorant old ugly and disagreeable and everything of that sort - Foolish I know it is because others who are just as bad, by having a certain self satisfied air, pass along very comfortably to themselves and acceptably to others. I feel some doubt about the propriety of spending so much on myself or in self gratification as I should if I should go if I can get it to spend which is doubtful as for being so much expense to you I cannot think of it. Charles has had rather a hard time in the roads & possibly may never get his pay. While SW Furber rides about with his fine horse & sleigh & buffalo Coat about a hundred miles a week just looks at the piles of Logs and has his fifty dollars a month

Why didn't you tell something more about your speachifying & what you said - thought you said you couldn't talk

Tell your uncle Joseph that it is a long time since I've seen any of his hand writing. Charles is almost sick - wallowing through this snow to get home last Saturday.               Tuesday evening 7th March

[left-hand side] Maj. Furber is exploring Townships & sorting out public lands this winter three dollars a day -he's killed three bears this winter with help of his men and a big dog! I guess the Barney's name will be Charles Metcalf. Don't you like it? Call him by both names perhaps. Does Joseph write to you often. He does not home very frequently Eliab seems to be at quite a stand whether to stay at Brown's another year or not