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My Dear son Munday [monday] Dec 17. 1827 I expect you have been anxious to hear from us, I had [inserted above text: no] doubt when we left you but we should have gone home before this time, but your fathers cancer began to look worse in a few days after we came here, the Doc began last saturday was a week to put on his powder more plentifully than he ever did, & continues puting [putting] it on every other day, it looks very bad, but the Docr says that is a matter of course from the application of the medicine, & that he has know doubt but he will perfect a cure, there is a good many of our friends in town now, the administration convention is to meet this evening in the Presbeterian meeting house your uncle Garrard is here, his son Wm [William] that had just [commenced] the practice of the law a promising youth, died about three week since, we often see the uncertainty of earthly prospects Oh that you would take the admonition in the Bible, to remember your creator in the days of your youth the fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom, david irvine and five or six others is here from Madison, he brought us four letters from our children, they are all well. [Doc?] Harrison intends to go home next saturday if we should not write then you muts [must] ask permission of President to visit him and inquire about your Father, I can't tell when we will go home, write to us by the Docr tell Mr Roberts your Father a walking cane from there we thought it was Mr. Smiths, he says it is not his but I think it is sidneys, we intend sending it home when we learn whose it is farewell S. Clay

Sally Clay Decr. 17th 1827 [in blue pencil] Ladies [in blue pencil] 1827-1836 Mr. Cassius Clay Politeness of Mr. Morehead Bardstown