cam_JosephWStow1864_B018_F016_002B

The power of atty I supposed was in the same
envelope as the paper forwarded in Novr [November]
the oversight is chargeable to the writer.

You ask some questions difficult to answer
especially when it takes so long to get our
reply. It wd [would] take considerable courage
to put down an opinion as to the future
in writing to be opened three weeks hence
how foolish we should feel to give a very
wise & sagacious opinion about prices &
find before out letter reached Panama
our wisdom was folly, but when we
are face to face as here, one mans opinion
is as good as another hence it sometimes

yes