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Lexington Aug. 28th 1834
My dear son
Your letter of the 18th Inst. came to hand last night
at eight OClock, so this morning I sit me down as you
say, to answer your severl letters. I am indused to believe
that it is useless to present an excuse to you for not
writing to you more frequently, as you are princi
paled against receiving any, so I will make my self
content by relying on your good nature. I wrote you a
letter a short time since and sent it by your
friend Cammock and I also sent you a beede purse by
him. I begin to fear he has deceived me, for you might
of seen him by the time you wrote to me last.
Mr Prentice has been here lately. Allmost the second
word was to inquire after you. He was here but one
night and day, he visited us twice in that time
when we parted he gave me a harty shake of the
hand and at the time requested me to give his respec
-ets to you the first time I wrote you, and to say that he
was sorry you was not here whilst he was in this place.
He saw your picture , he says, it is a most exelent
likeness. Speaking of a { ?} I must tell you that
I showed your likeness to a young lady, a day or
so since, she admired the picture, so I told her, if
she would wate untill I saw you I would give
you to her, her answer was this--I would wate ten
years for such a looking man. She is the neace of
Mr James Turlton. Her name is Jinkins. She is not
beautifull, but good looking. She has a good figure, and
walks well she is intelegent ameable and sprightly