
          Recd. Nov. 8th [?] Nov. 3rd 1834.
[Ansd?]
My Dear Sir,

I forwarded the Carices
to you by Mr. Boyd. You have them,
I trust, safe & sound. Every number
is full, tho' I like to have lost
two, by reason of the wind one day
upon them. But they [crossed out: ?] were recovered,
& the numbers are complete.

I went to N. York before I was
ready, & was at first down town, till
after my children sailed for Charleston.
When I came into your quarter, you
was away at the south, but, in
truth, I had not time to talk [?]
[?] even on Carices. I do not mean,
that [?] did not occur, when I was
far away in the other parts, but, I
never spent so little time with my
friends. I was driven from one to
another to get boys, & found few
after all to go, tho' I found many
to remain in the city. Anticipating
a visit to you at this time,
I deferred looking after Carices though

        