cams_rjboylan_b012_f003_005_1

Sep 7th

Dr [Dear] Son James I enclose A few lines to you I expect to
get A letter from you by next express. I sent to the office expect-
ing to get A letter of last June but was disapointed [disappointed] May 28th
being the last, you are not sensible of the deep anxiety I feel
to hear from you all. I can work much more cheerfull [cheerful] and
may be at night is not so hard. I hear Simington
has got home -- I hope you got the package of letters &c

My Dr [Dear] Son I cannot give you now any new advise [advice]
respecting what plan of life you had better persue [pursue]
but onely [only] repeat act honest and upright and
establish for yourself A good character recllect [recollect]
that the friendship of A good honest business
man is worth more to you than that of A dozen
rowdies and do that, which will resound
to your own interest and wellfare [welfare] if the stock
business does not suit you. I am perfectly willing
for you to engage in any honourable [honorable] pursuit that
will suit you -- as for myself I shall do all I
can in the stock trade I never intend to rais [raise]
grain for A living but stock growing and dioving [dividing]
is as lucrative and honourable [honorable] burden as I want