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I had this in mind when I spoke in a previous letter of writing to our friends Mr Halliday and what you say of the remark of Mrs H- has raised my hope somewhat! Now on the first day that I can go out be it tomorrow or the next day I shall set myself seriously to work, to ascertain certain necessary steps~ What the tax for a license would be ~ Where I can procure office room, and on what terms, and who the dealers are that deal in wines, cigars etc. At present I feel confident that I could dispose of Mr Hallidays stock at least with satisfaction to him, and whether I made much or not for myself, it would be a commencement. Now my dear wife, if you have an opportunity (the sooner the better) I should like you to lay the matter before Mr Halliday, you might want to read to him what you thought proper from the letter. I think it better for me to have something more to the point to say when I write to him. To say in short that I am prepared-underlined to receive his goods if he thinks proper to send them. That will do for business this time. How delightful it would be if matters could be so that I would have you by me next winter ~ and at the same to ? be doing a snug comfortable business. Last Saturday Bronson left in the "Florida" for N. Y. I gave him a letter for you and a note of introduction to ? ~ I presume that you have seen him before now. Certain circumstances which came to my knowledge soon after he left lead me to suspect him to something of a