Letters of Rev. John W. Alvord

Phil^a Nov 15. 1864

My Dears

Reach^d here at 9^oC & found Br Stewart at 2012 Race St, a long way up town.

Am well & go on at 12^oC to-morrow.

Saw Anna [Marie?] before leaving in N.Yk., who wants the stove. I told her she might have it & we would get a larger size—& that the change would be made next week—

I have since thought whether we could not put that old [illegible] in place of the Stewarts—fixed up & made tight—for a while at least. The pot is large & burns strongly—If it sh^d not do we can then send for the larger size of Stewarts —If it sh^d do, then it will save us some expence, especially as when we leave the house we may not want any stove. We sh^d probably about use up the old thing this winter & it can be made to look pretty well— What do you say?—If so the change