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and a fair prospect of the roads being better we have a suply [supply]
for some time and the traders Know we will pay and they give us
notice of their train coming -- James is verry [very] industrious and econom-
-ical he seldom complains he says California owes him for coming
and he will have his pay he is verry [very] steady and is generally
respected and more than all he is verry [very] Kind, and respectful
to me, I aim to treat him in every respect as a partner
he will feel verry [very] lonesome when I leave him. I scarcely Know
how he could have done without my assistance and the Kindness
of br. [brother] Oatman [J. C. Oatman] on the passage. Their expences [expenses] on the mines and
other expences [expenses] drained James of funds and br. [brother] Oatman [J. C. Oatman] let him
have to bear his expences to me which I readily advanced for him
and then the long time we ware [wear] on expences [expenses] and the loss of time
and expences [expenses] during his sickness has thrown him some
$150 in the rear with me which he is verry [very] anxious to refund
before I leave and enable him to Keep the Cabin, furniture, tools
&c which are all, new, good, and worth more than half the amount
he is in my debt. I think it best for me to square up everything
possible before I leave one thing certain we do not owe a dime.

I have in my belt $270, besides our company purse to answer our
present wants. I give you a full detail of my affairs so you can
judge what is best for me to do I still think I shall be able
to leave for home soon. I was determined to leave by the middle
of february [February]. I still hope to leave in time to be home in time to attend
to affairs early in the Spring. I shall probably rent out all the
land for Corn I can and reserve the privaledge [privilege] of sowing rye or wheat
in the corn and have the ground that is fall plowed if any to be
sown to Spring wheat and oats. I would advise if any chance
occur to let corn ground before I get home you had better let all the
ground you can on as fair terms as possible. I would be willing to geather [gather]
our share of the corn.