By this time I hope the Carter is safe at
her Moreings & tht. You will beable to make her a Forwd.
Ship lett her come as soon as She willour Crops are so
Early She will hardly lye Idle for wantof business, whether
twill be good news in the Consequenceis to be doubted
but Truth must out & Yor. Information fromall parts will
be That we have a plentifull [sic] Crop this Year. The best allay [sic]
We have to It the quality of It surpasses wt. has bin this
many Years If neat handling will keep up our reputation
Iresolve to be very nice,

      The latest Lettr. I have from You is
of the 5th ofApl. am glad to hear of the [. . . ?] of mysales
The Accot. of them [. . . ?]

     I have heard nothing from You since the 5th. of
April hopeYou will take Some opportunity to lett mehave shoos [sic]
before the frost Setts in hard uponus,

     Yor. Account of the sales of my 6[6] hogsheads [of Tobacco has ]
come tohand, the last Crop I flatter my Self You will [be ]
Able to do as well with, The next YearI fully resolve You shall
have none but nice goods from me, Isend my blessing to
my dear boys prayGod grant this finds them in health, they
must be extraordinarygood husbands Else I shall ^be forct [sic]
either to remove them to a CheaperSchool or to send for them
to their own Country a Year or twoSooner than I am willing

     Dick Lee hath had aSevere spell of Sicknesswch.
hath pulld him down very much but is now upon therecruit
I remain --