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Lexington, 5th March 1816 Dear Father I have this day drawn on you at Seventy five days sight from this day for Two Hundred Sixty eight dolls. one hundred & Thirty of which for various purposes about the farm & which is all I think we shall require, the remainder for the following articles Thirty hogs weighg. 2309 lbs. @ 3. cts - 69.27 187 lbs. old Bacon @ 8 cts -- 14.96 24 new Do [ditto] -- @ 8 " -- 1.92 1252 [?] Pork @ 3 3/4 -- 46.95 26 bus[hels] corn or 4 1/5 blls[barrels?] @ 1 $ 5.20 138.20 which Mr. P. wished to include- The hogs were seperated and valued by Mr. Wm. Johnson to the number of 44 of our selection, he valued them at about 42. $. this was done soon after you left. But Mr. H. Prentiss came down last thursday saying he wished half the hogs and such as would be fit to kill in the fall. he took them & several others which I refused to keep, there then remained to us the above thirty for which he has charged 3 cents pr. lb. which is the price of pork already
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fatted, & making this lot about 27 dolls. dearer than a larger number of a better lot which was valued by Mr. Johnson. Mr. P however says if the estimate is wrong (which it undoubtedly is) it shall be rectified & they shall be charged at the same price at which hogs can be bought of a similar quality (they have been fed altogether on his corn) this I shall immediately ascertain they are worth I suppose about 30 $
Be pleased to accept the draft and oblige yr affectionate son GWR Corlis
P.S. We recd yours from Philedelphia, I am sorry you have had a return of your spasms, I began a letter immediately which I left to attend to this business here I shall send it by the next mail.
Mr & Mrs Prentis have been very polite to us & our neighbor Johnsons also
My love to Mother Uncle & the children