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you will observe I have made the whole thickness of the wall
to lap on the old house, M^r Hazard is on a Voyage to Liverpool, its my
Intenion to send out a Waggon by first of may I am look^g out for
a Clever fellow to go with it, I notice what you say of [Russcleartle?]
I never fancied that place for you, and I retain now the same
opinion I ever have the largest & most popular are best for
phicisians, although they may be longer getting under way, yet
when so they are better of[f], among the host of professional men
who travel with the larger potion [are? all?] men, [?] not Educated
next have^g tried & failed in some other place, & those who have
talents & information will rise above them, and if you were
not so extreamly diffident of your own quallifications you
I am sure would succeed with patience any where in my [?]
I advise you to settle in Lexington, but its not my wish
to contradict your inclination, as to the place, but I pray
you think not of Indiana, in first place you cant hope
to practice there & you are illy calculated to use the ax
& slaves are not permitted there, & besides it will be
the worst Indian frontier in the United States subject
for 50 years to [?] to Indian depredation, this is one reason
why I disapprove Indiana & the other is it must be work^d by
white men & those of the hardiest race the Indian frontier
to the Southward is much prefferable the Indians are Comptely
surrounded by three powerfull states which will keep them
always in awe, I meet Doc^r Eddy yesterday and he inform^d me
he should write you immediately on the subject of takeing
the place of an old phicissian at Hallifax N^o Carolina to
whose practise you would be introduced but on what conditions
he did not say, I am at a los to know what to advise you on
this head, I must leave it entirely to your own Judgement
only when you have determined do not fail to write Doc^r