BurrillJames18200130_001

Andover Jan 30, 1820

Dear Father

I recieved [received] your kind and affectionate letter of the 19
inst last Friday. I am in good health hoping you enjoy the
same great blessing. Mr Hoppin is coming up for Benjamin & Levi
and I am going home with him. Aunt & Amelia are coming
up for me with him The term expires next Wednesday.
If you have not sent the money to pay my bills and board
will you send it to providence so that I may pay them
when I return my board amounts to 72 dollars and my bills to
$ 11,81cts. Levi has got a tame raccon [raccoon] we have good fun playing
with it. I have got me a new piece it is Judge Marshalls
Speech on the Death of General George Washington President
of the United States of America. Mr Adams son is so sick
that his father expects he will die his complaint is the throat
distemper he got it by taking of [off] all His clothes and rolling
ing in the snow I have not done it [nor?] shall I for I shall [take?]
warning by his misfortune The boys here have a language I