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Salsbury May 23 1819
Sir, It being on sunday evening I sat down to inclose
a few lines to you concerning my journey and other
business, I came to painesville and found no wagon,
then I went to Mr. Harnon, he said my wagon had not
ben moved from Buffalo and he would let me have
a wagon to go there, then I gave him his receipt and took
Mr. Heacocks and came to Buffalo and found my
wagon was gone to painesville + told him I should keep
there receipt for the wagon, they said there was a man
[?] to painesville and wanted to hire a wagon and
he saw that about ten days after we left it and they [?]
him. it was Mr. Lawton's, and he said I nowe him very well
and all his fammaly and I am going rite where he
is and I will take it rite to him and it will be [?]
ness to us boath, and they took his receipt for the wagon
and have not heard from him since, his name was
Charles Bercherd aman whome I never save now
heard of before and I presume Mr. Lawton did not neither
but that is there look out and not mine all the trouble.
I shall have well bee to asertain the worth of it, when
I left Buffalo I took an old [?] up there which brought
me with in sixty miles of my journeys end, and then
it faild me the next day after Mr. Mathews left me,
he left me about seventy five miles from my
fathers, he left me sooner then he expected, he found
he was going out of his way to going farther and I
thought I could get along without him, and when
my [?] faild I took the stage and sent James with
the horses, I arrived here in twenty days after I
set out includeing all my bad luck and bad weather
and bad going, and if I had not had anny bad luck
thirty dollars would have bought me here, but
[???] I want to no what
I have not heard any thing from them since I left
them, I was sensible, I did not [?] they had ought to ben
weighed and delivered to Mr. Gorden, but Mr. Harnon
told me it would make no difference he would receipt
them to Mr. Gorden and he could enclose the receipt in
a letter to me, and he thought it was likely the letter
would be at the falls before I should, for Mr. Gorden
said his teem would start the next day after I left
there, and had I known as much about my business when
I was there as I do not I never should have left that place, my to
last letters that I had before I came away from there almost
Deprived me of my sense, the one from Livy and the other from
my father, and my business at Mr. Webs I expected I should
loos everything I had, and if I should not have my health
I would come uppon the town and that was more than
I could have, but since I came here I have received a letter
from Mr. Hoffnagle, he says he never shall [?] me
about that business, and I thought so some times myself
and if it had not been for some peticular advice I had from some
of the leading characters in that place I should stayd
as it was, but I thought if my situation should become
despicable I should have but little mercy shewn me, for
he was warned of it in season they would of course say,
but my fiends were quite overjoid to have me return [?]
It affords me a great deal of pleashure to think I am with
them, but at the same time I feel as tho I had done wrong
in coming away from there, but I have got rid of Franklyn
which was almost as bad as all the rest of my troubles for
his conduct was such that he was no comfort to me no no-
body els, I over took him at [?]. I told him I did not want
him to go with me, he said he should go with the wagon, but
he saw to men that he thought was after him and he left me
at elk wick and I have not seen him sinse, and you may
give my compliments to Doct [?] and tell
him I have riten to his Brothers concerning his business
in warren and that I have [?] to pay him if they
would not. I wrote to them that he talked of going to
vermont and then he would call for his [?] and
[????]
[?] has made his choice in warren on if he is agoing
to Nyack this season for I feel very anxious to na. I am in
hopes to see him if he goes there. I had rather pay you for your
time and trouble then not to see you. if you do go when
you get to [?] you can come through Salsbury
and it will bee but very little out of the way, we live one
mile and a half north of the meeting house, about fifty
rods from Doct Todds and I hope you will take the trouble
to write to me so that I shall no what time to look for you
[?] you must write what you are all buising [busying] your
selves about in warren this spring and what has
takin place new since I left there and who you have
got to keep house for I expect you have more time to
write then Novack has, for I expect he in imployd [employed] in
the caves of [?] or soon will bee, I feel [?] anxious to
hear from there, There is not one day but what I
think of the people in Warren. [?] says. I do
want to see [?] and gustus and go to Mr. Eleses and
Emily says if I was in Warren I would not bee
here again. They feel very anxious to heard from
there mates. Jarvis says if he lives a few years longer
he shall see Warren again. I must leave writing or I shall
[?] your patience reading it so that you never will
wish me to write again. Give my love to all [?] of my
friends, my children send [?] full of love to
you all and there mates likewise so I remain
your friend and well wishes. Martha Lawton
N.B. tell Mr. Bosworth if you pleas that I had to
make too dollars and fifty cents discount on the
meedville money he let me have and seventy five cents
on the alexandra bill and I could not chang it one by at
the brokers office in Buffalo and I presume he is gentle-
man enough to mak it up to me for I sold him the horse
very cheap and he was to pay me good money. That would
answer my purpose here and in our settlement there
[?] of cards that was forgot if he will acount to Mr. garden [?]
amount. It will answer my purpose as well as the money for
the use of the wagon.
Samuel Mell
Mr. Horace Stevens
Warren
[?] [?] my County of Trumble
May 26 and state of Ohio