
          accidents [added: my wife] no sooner than to day could come to You,
 in respect to the plants You wish to have glued
 from us on paper. Will You be so kind, to give
 these in hands to my wife with some instruction,
 You will find, that we perform it as exact and
 soon as possible, to Your fully satisfaction, for
 I have tried that gluing plants on paper already
 in Germany.


 Every employment You will kindly give to us,
 will be a rejoicing support to our behalf; we
 pray heartly [heartily] for that. In granting that our
 sincerest desire You would fix and secure the
 further existence of Your thankful protegees [protégées]
 and continue so the good work You have done for
 us. You would also make very happy my good,
 diligent wife; the poor fellow has shed many
 tears, because she has received none payment
 by the bad monney-pelts-Meyer in Broadway,
 for her much and troublesome working. And also
 how often must she make goings to him and pay
 the Ferry; oh, it is miserable.


 Might we therefore be so happy, to receive
 employment by You and see us preserved Your further
 favour and You, our good Genius.


 With high reverence and thankfullness [thankfulness]


 My very dear Sir


 Yours


 true attached obdt. [obedient] servant
 Bogenhard.
        