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My Dear Son Monday Dec 17.1827 I expect you have been anxious to hear from us. I had doubted when we left you but we should have gone home before this time, but your fathers cancer began to look worse in a few days after we came here, the Doc began last saturday was a week to put on his powder{?} more plentifully than he ever did, & continues putting it on every other day. it looks very bad, but the Doc says that is a matter of course from the application of the medicine, & that he has know doubt but he will perfect a cure. there is a good many of our friends in townnow, the administration convention is to meet this evening in the Presbiterian meeting house your uncle Garard is here his son Wm that has just commen ced the Practice of the law a promising youth, died about three weeks since. we often see the uncertainty of earthly prospects, oh that you would take the adminition in the Bible to remem ber your creator in the days of your youth the fear of the lord is the begining of wisdom. david irvine and five or six others is here from Madison. he brought us four letters from our children, they are all well. Son Harrison intends to go home next saturday if we should not write then you muts ask permission of President to visit him and enquire about your Father, I dont tell when we will go home. write to us by the {?}

tell Mr Roberts your Father walking cane from there we thought it was Mr Smiths, he says it is not his but he thinks it is Sidneys. we intend sending home when we learn whose it is farewell S. Clay

Sally Clay Decr 17th 1827

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Politeness } Bardstown of Mr Morhead }