
          Rcd. Aug. 21 [?] And.

Utica August 19th 1837

Dear Sir,

I have received  your letter of July 21st
inclosed I found $20.

You requested me
to make some inquiries respecting your valise
I immediately went to Dr Batchelder who informed
me that he had sent it a day or two previous
by a Mr Cameron with a letter
I called on Mr Cameron who told me that
the valise was left at No 2 Gold Street
in the care of [W. J?] Stewart, Importers.
and that the letter was carried to the
Post Office with an indorsement on the
back where the valise was left, Mr C.
has since been at New York, and told
me he saw it still at the same place
Supposing that you had received it
& neglected (or rather thought it unnecessary)
to write concerning it at that time, and 
having been out of town for nearly 3 weeks
I have not written until now, & supposed
too, that you were out of New York
in some of the Northern Counties, as you
mentioned to me you intended to go
when you were at Utica.

I have received no letter nor package
from you since the above, and know
not whether anything has been sent or not.

        