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Dear Brother,

Nicholas N Ryerson I Wish you to Peruse this
letter that I have written to my family & I Donot [do not] see any thing
Discourging [discouraging] in the Butter Busness [Business] if they they should
be an Dificulties [difficulties] I wish you write to me and tell my
family to write and aid and assist them as much as
is in your power and I do Not know of any Directions
to give you any Diferent [different] from what it was under stood
when I left New York Dont [don't] forget to see that My inshurance [insurance]
on the buildings Does not Run out before it
is renewed which is this sumer [summer] or fall I May Write
Again whe We get Ready to start from this Plase [place] if you
hapen [happen] at goshen Goshen, Indiana teel [tell] Mr Murry you heared [heard] from me
I could keep on Writing Past Events All Day But Probely [probably] they
Would not be interested But Give my love to All my
love to All my Brothers & sisters and Friends and

I truely [truly] Remain your Friends and Brother

John N Ryerson

Panama May 6 1850
if you Write Direct your
to Sacremento Citty Calefornia Sacramento City, California
Peter Brown is Well & has been since he left New York &
All the company that left Paterson [Patterson] Except one which had the
Ague once of [or] twice which he is not well which was ll in
number