
          to me and my good medicines, so that our
 physicians no more do dare, to send their prescriptions 
 to my jealous colleagues, already in
 respect to our landlord and his inhabitants of
 houses. The effect of my completed and new
 exornated shop is also visible and so, with
 Gods help, I hope to make my life and at the
 same time to be useful to my suffering fellowmen. 
 But a [Tarir?]-scale and a iron mortar
 I could not yet buy, notwithstanding of the
 uttermost reduction in expenses; perhaps
 will it be possible to me in some time.


 To our good Merkerts we are attached with
 sincerest love and thankfullness [thankfulness]; we never will
 forgot, what these rares of our countrymen have
 done for us! They have to gobern over our services
 and I and my little wife do all [added: whats] in our power.


 Our joy over all the beautiful things in Your
 boxes, I can't describe; but dear Sir, one of the
 large bottles, containing [Lign. guajai?], was
 broken. The express-man seems to have been
 careless and if knew that, I would not have 
 paid him four Shill. [Shillings] for his bad transportation.


 Once more thousend [thousand] thanks to You all with
 respectful regards from our Merkerts. God preserve
 and bless You! With highest respect


 Very revered dear Sir


 Yours


 thankfullest
 Bogenhard and wife


 Williamsbourgh [Williamsburg]                           


 Jan. [January] 12. 1852 (3?)                       

        