
          Miss [challet?] left us last evening
to return to Virginia after spending
about ten days - she left with
her cousin Mr [?] who has
received an appointment
on some public works at the
south. We have also had a
very plesant visit from Miss I
Alexander and her nephew the
son of Henry Alexander of NewYork

I am sorry to learn that you
cannot get a purchaser for your
house I should think that
since there is abundance of capital
at present in the country seeking
safe investments that houses
in New York would command
a good price.

Mrs Henry is in the office
while I am writing this letter 

        