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allmost will. My health has improved in the last month
Your grand mama was in yesterday, and she told to send you her
love. Mary Janea and Mr. Metcalf are very well, and expect to be better
in about a year if nothing happens. M. J. says you slighted her
you not notice her great post sripy. I went to see Mr Levy the
next morning after his return. I asked him all the questions I could
think of about you. He says you are very much change in your
appearance. He is very dignified madam, and manly in his
department. I inquired in particular if you looked in good
health, he sayed you did. How is it I hear you complain to others?
I hear you are imprudent in your diet, perhaps you do not take
exercise enough. are you affected now with the rhumatism?
Your Uncle and Mary Jane are goin to Nicholasville next Thursday
to wedding. Miss Hanly is to be married to a Doc. Bonner of Cincin
natta. She is a daughter of Mayor Hanly. Lieut. Hanly his son
is hear from West Point. He says he saw you in Philadelphia
last summer gallanting Miss Susan Shelby of this place, and
you made such a splash in the streets, that he asked who
you both ware, and he lernt that it was Lieut. Sloan and
Miss Shelby of Kentucky. He sayd if he had of known you
were a Lexintonian he would of got an introduction to
you. Mag. asked me to have a page of this letter for
her to fill. but I have intended on her page, however I
will leave her rooms to say a little,
your mother,
B. Sloan

You must write soon, very soon.

P. S. Magaretta has not come up today as I expected
So I have concluded to seal my letter as it is now five O'clock
and wish it to go in tonights mail. This is the last day of the
races, and the streets are crowded with people carriages &c.
and plenty of dust in the bargin. Give my love to your
landlady, and tell her I have a heart that knows how to
appreciate her kindness to you in in your sickness. I am
greatfull to every body that has been so good as to attend
to your wants. Tell me the name of the lady that you
call your landlady. God be with you
B Sloan