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Thursday Eve, Mar 15th, The mail closes
tonight, so I must now finish my letter
I have just written Mr. Tucker two letters
one of which I shall enclose in this and
I wish you to forward it to him ---

The other is to serve as a letter of introduction
to him, for Mr. Chas. Zalusar [Charles Zalusar], the Gentleman
of whom, I purchased my present business

He leaves here tomorrow morning for
the Atlantic States with his family where
he will reside for the present, for the
purpose of buying up goods to send out
here, to the firm of which he is a leading
Member. ---

The steamer from Panama is now due
here and I was in hopes she would arrive
before I was obliged to close my letter, but
I find I shall have to wait and answer
the letter which I expect to receive from you
when the Steamer does arrive, next week.

I am as well as usual this evening and
I hope you are all well also.

I saw Mr Shipley today. He is well.

Give my love to Chas [Charles] & Hattie [Harriet], and
the rest of our friends -- to Mrs Sawtelle in
particular --

Your affct [affectionate] Son
H. A. Parker [Henry A. Parker]

To Mrs Ann Parker
E Pepperell Mass