
          latin with some greek and french, acquired in
 the "Gymnasium" to Weimar (in Saxony) did
 help me in somewhat to that. But in speaking 
 and pronouncing I want yet information and I am
 always ashamed and deep sorry in my conversation 
 with You. As I arrived to New York,
 I immediately took lessons by a certain, "Prof. [Professor] 
 Babille" (in Bayard Street 36.) but this very
 memorable unextricable [inextricable] school-master, numbering
 the lines in reading to each one scholar, has
 learned me nothing, though I must pay 3 Shillings
 for each hour in His evening school.


 My very dear Sir, with deep and joyfull [joyful]
 emotion I have heart [heard] from Mr. Merkert, in
 wich [which] generous a manner You have cared for my. 
 And indeed, my dear Sir, in the way You persecute, 
 You will save a abandoned poor man,
 whom fortune never has smiled in his whole 
 life and never repent, to have done so good
 a work of samaritan mercifullness [mercifulness]. God
 will bless You for that!


 If my store will be completed with the
 yet necessary standbottles, showbottles and 
 some Druggs [Drugs] I yet want, I undoubtful will
 make good business, as the place here is well 
 situated and my countrymen in the whole
 neighborhood have confidence to my.


 But for to bring the business in some action
 the memored completation [completion] will be absolutely

        