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Pepperell Mar 1852

Dear Henry. Henry A. Parker

I receivd your letter of 29th. Feb. was happy to
hear the prospect of your having a comfortable & pleasant voyage. Concerning
your money think your plan of obtaining it from Mr. Walton a very good
one I have called on Esq. Jewett immediately after I receivd he has a very favorable opinion of the matter
says he will write Mr. H. Walton soon Mr. Tucker [Joseph A. Tucker] & I answered your
first letters we receivd; they did not reach N. Y. New York in time for you to get them
& were returned to us. You wished to know what was said about you

At first some of the Blakes imagind you lived up in Mr. T's house. When
they found out how the matter was Martha Ann was in a terrible stew --
She had enough to say -- She says "If Henry A. Parker had been of age & could
have had the handling of his money he would not gone off he would have staid
home & married Lizza -- and he is not coming until he can have his money
& do as he pleases & go where he pleases with Lizza & not be dictated
he will have 7000 dollars when he is of age. His mother is not fit to be
a woman" all of this the little nasty son gets off & much more

All they think of is money they care nothing about your person even
that little dwarf of a Ferd. "Says he hopes Henry A. Parker will have
Lizza for he he has got a lot of money & then he shall have some

Martha Ann says she is sure of you You have engaged to have Lizza
& you cannot get away from it. Therefore if you are going to maintain
the whole of that good for nothing extravagant tribe you must not
return until you have draind California of gold & then if you should
live a few years you will be an occupant of Mr Peacocks sky parlor