
          Castleton. Dec 27th 1820

Dear friend,

The first thingon my mind is your
talk about Santo Domingo. If the climate will do,
I advise you to go for a year or two. I know
Boyer. He is really a good fellow. I will give
you a letter to him, and I assure you he will
respect it. He may not remember my name,
but I can soon bring to his notice what
will interest him.

In September 1800, I was at New London
with my first wife; a Mr. Metcalf and 
his wife (cousin to my wife) were with us.
The Creole and French prisoners were ordered
from N. London to Norwich. We rode
up in company with them. I was the
only person who could understand or speak
a word of French. I fixed my eye on Boyer
immediately. We travelled in company most of
the way to Norwich 14 miles. That night
the Royal Arch Chapter sat in Norwich.
Metcalf was a member and he introduced me.
We having found, that Boyer was a mason
mentioned him to the Lodge. The next day
he was comfortably provided for by a committee
of Masons. I remained there three
days, assisted him confidentially in spelling
in Webster's spelling book, advised him
about his course for learning English &c.[etc.] 
From that time I never heard from him
until I saw the amount in the papers; though 
I have inquired for him. There was something
        