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for horses & gigs. which we do not want , shall exchange
it for. stock which will be of use to us first opportunity price
$.100. We have had of M. Prentiss since you left 87. bus.
oats c 25/[Cts?] - 3100 wt. Hay c 20/[Cts?], then there is Wilson's services
2. mo. $15. these you will settle when you come our. Mr.
J.P. will go to the eastward in about 6 weeks. & will probably
see you. I believe he is about building a chandlery near
his Factory, of which Mr. Thom. who has reliquished
the idea of going to Indiana will have superintendance
Mr. P. wished me to request you if convenient (in case you send out
your sheep.) to obtain from Gorham Parsons of Boston. Farm
in Cambridge. 4 pigs of the
Byfield breed of hogs, as young as drive well. they were
brot from Russia and are very superior. W. P. will pay
half the cost & charges , on all should you not with two of
them. he likewise wish'd me to remind you to improve their
English cattle. he paying half or all as you please.
from what I can learn
in the country it will be quite an object.

We shall be able to buy more corn for our horses
as there is work for them these three months. say 12 bbls
it is quite scarce (if you are going to fat 100 hogs this
fall, you will not raise a sufficiency on 15 acres to do it
& feed your stock). It continues very healthy here. we
had three hard frosts last week which has injured
the peaches, cherries & peas considerably. the apples