your Esteemed favor came
Duely to hand of Date 24th August, we wear very
happey to know of your safe aravel in the
bo^s^som of your Famely and finding them
all will, and you agine Injoying the Blissings of
Helth ^with^ them, no dute it was a boring passige for
the destince but it des not follow that bad Efacts
Results from sea sickness—when I Receved your
letter we weare all Injoying good helth Just as you left us
us with thankfulness to owr father in Heaven
ther is no dout but but you will think that
I have been very neglent in not writing sooner
my only Reson was that the Seals of the property
was drawing nigh. I thought that I wold know the
^Spirit of the^ publuck on the matter before my Repley
before the day of the seal I saed that ther was but
^littel^ prospact, under that vewe I gave the terems of the
seal under three Instalments say one therd on
delevery and the other too therd pabel in the first
of June (51) the other in (52) the same deal, yet it ^was^ to
no purpose althow ther was a great Crowd of genteel
men gathered of owr most Respactablety and some
frome [predevacton] and [sats Johns] they bid up to
five hunderd pounds, only to proove my Infotuation
and mead a stop, to convence them ^of my cencirety^ I then bid £750
ther was not ^then^ an other bed, but as with one consent
came to me and shake Hand sayend after you get over
this Br Russell you will carry on bresker then
Ever & there is non but thinks it is some plan
in me or that I am in a franzy. Howver three
days after I was mead an offer of £600, as a