Scarborough Maine May 3rd 1838 Hon parents I sit down this morning in company with Phebe & Mother Carter for the purpose of addressing a few lines to you. I have just written a letter to Brother Asahel one object I have in view in writing at this time is to inform you of my present calculations & intentions. A person situated as I am in life & calling Does not at all times know what a day or a month will bring forth or ...

will be here & attend to all of my letters while I am absent. You spoke of our paper the Elder's Journal I wrote to the Editor to forward the papers to you but as you did not recieve them I forwarded my two first numbers to you which will be all that any of us will obtain at present for the printing Office has been burned to the ground with all of its contents it is supposed to have ben set on fire by whom is unknown consequently their will the no more printed untill the press is set ...

aunt Hannah was at your house give my respects to them & to all enquiring friends I was sorry to hear of Aunt Hannah's Ill health I am in hopes she will again be restored in body & mind. You will notice in the papers I sent you that the work of the Lord has commenced in England & I learn from late letters that it is progressing with speed. I view an important day at hand even the day of the gathering of Israel & bloody wars & other judgments upon the gentiles ...