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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