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Transcribed by Danya Bichsel with assistance from app.transkirbus.org:
Mattapoisett 18th July 1833
Dear Brother,
News of the 3rd just came to hand by due course
of Mail; – for which, and for the good news, & proffers, & as-
surances it contains, I suppose you would consider it men
blarney for me to thank you. This therefore, I shall
leave you to infer as you please, and say a word or
two to you about other things.
I do not s'pose you seed old Hickery & Major
Downing, when they went 'way down East there, did ye?
I sot my cap to ketch a sight at him; but he got by
some how or other, and I miss'd on it werell, if you and
I did n't see him, I guess somebody else did, and I
guess Toryism about Boston & Portland has got knocked
prette well in head by it too. I s'pose Shire Free-
man, & Shire Adams, & Shire, Haskell, & Shire Roy-
al wear mourning about it now days, don't they? Has
Baker Sawyer lost all hopes of goin Representative
yet? I s'pose he & Henry Clay will now return
to private life. Did Billy get high last Winter while
at Augusta? Were those Mittens his mother stole thick
enough to keep his fingers warm when he laid
out? Some time, when the bed comes round right,
just ask the old woman some thing about her suit
Room in the new house they built in Rochester.
If you happen to hit right, she will speak wonders
and reveal mysteries. To let you know what I mean,
they once set out to build a house, / not many years after
the old woman was seared on to the feather bed in a
thunder storm / and one went all our tenner, saying. "I tell
Mr. H-------l I must have a suit room; I'm always
pestured to death to keep my suit away from the flies in
the summer."
Old Gentleman-, I am heartily glad you are
P.M not only for our own sake, but also, that the
office it out of Tory hands. We care with each
other now, & cast us nothing but time & paper. And de-
pend upon it. I shall not be sparing of either.
I have heard not a word from the Company yet,
tho' your letter, reached me a week ago. I wonder they
treat me so negligently - I certainly did not attend to
this business before it was settled in so cold a man-
ner as they remunerate me for my service. If I
had, I believe they would now have come off in
the easy manner they have. I think, (say the
hast) they ought to write me. I am now paying in-
turest on $50, which I kind & expunded on my jour-
ney to me. I lost three sabbaths, which were $30 more;
Besides several short journies I have taken and days
spent, and the postage of letter after letter I have paid
on that business. And they ought to give me a little
attention now, and pay a part of what I have for there
You say you will assist me in this matter
what you can. Be assured I shall be under many
obligations if you do. And if the time ever comes when
they can be taken up, I shall be happy do repay your
kindness. I should have answered you immediately
according to request, but had to have that day for Provi
-dence, and have just returned.
I was not aware of the fact you stated in your
last. I may want to take it out. I suppose this can
thro' your favor; - if so, please to give the first sen-
tince in the letter a second construction.
The season in this State has been rather
cold. [Illegible] are nearly thro' with haying. Rye
was p. [illegible] a fortnight ago. much of the
even is sithed. We had given peas 5 weeks ago.
and Patatoes 9 weeks ago. The black berries begin to be
ripe.
My wife is well, and joins me in sending re-
spects to your family & all our friends; and she
will be happy to hear from your wife again.
Be not lack in writing, sir, as often as
you can find any thing to write & time to
write it. And believe me as ever,-
Yours Respectfully
Alanson St. Clair
Gen. S. Moore
