BurrillJames18191221_001

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Andover December 21st

My Dear Father

I recieved [received] your kind and affectionate letter
of the 12 inst yesterday.

I am in good health hoping you enjoy the same blessing.
Mr Adams has been very ill ever since since saturday he was
in such pain last night that he took hold of the bedpost
and broke it of [off?] short his wife thinks he is dying. I got
through the first orotion [oration] against cataline [Catiline] his morning. I like
to study Cicero very much. Levi and I have agreed with
the consent of our parents to get a horse & chaise to go home in
at the end of the term it will cost us but [3?] dollars a piece 1.25
cheaper than we can go in the stage. There is a boy here
by the name of Dexter who has [got?] a complete set of carpenters
instruments which cost 9 dollars I wish you would get me
a set of thhem [them]. Now my dear father I have wrote all the
news and I subscribe myself your affectionate son

James A Burrill [underlined]

[postscript on left side of signature]
PS will you let
me board at some
other place
except Mr
Lockes

[postcript continued on right side of signature]
for I do not like to board
there Will you send me up
$ 12,50 cts to pay my bills

JAmes Burrill

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12th inst = "inst." is the abbreviation for "instante mense", meaning a date of the current month