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might pay him if convenient. [illegible ] send a due bill. I wrote him
a short note- mentioned the quantity received- and told him
that I expected you would send the money by Gov: [illegible], the
last of the week- Mr. Foster Utley sent his account against us
today, for the patching of the pouch & his wife's acct for dress
making- the whole, $5-75- charged only 2 for the pouch- Richard
says he will get the rest of your accts as soon as he can. I sincere-
ly hope that the other mechanics may be as moderated as Mr.
Utley - We had so much rain on Wednesday & night, that I be-
gan to fear that our house might not do well on so muddy a road, as
this to Hillsboro- so I made [free?] to write Miss Nancy a note and
requested her if she had room in her carriage for Mary to
take her to H'bro, as I heard the evening before that she was go-
ing to the wedding- she assented to it- and came around be-
tween 12 & 1- with Rebecca Moore & Mr Ed Bell- and away they
all went. I suppose they arrived there safely, as I have heard no-
thing to the contrary- Rd. was right glad to be allowed to stay at
home- he received a letter from Joel yesterday, requesting him
to try to hire one of his boys, a good hotel servant, to Mr. Guthrie
he has been at Mr. Griswolds for several years, but he wishes to
take him from there, as hotel servants in that place have too
laborious a time- he says his own health is not good- and I ra-
ther think from the tone of his letter, that his spirits are not
among other troubles, I believe, is the fear that he has greiviously
wounded Kemp, by not attending his wedding. I wish K would
answer that letter he rec'd at R. [Mt.?] poor Joel- is not a happy