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Lexington Jan 27th 1848
My dear son
Your long and anxious looked for pages { ?} has come to hand at
last. Its last date is Nov. 20th I am delighted to find you in such fine spirits and that
you have it in your power to enjoy yourself. I was very much interested with old
jurnal particularly the last six sheets Madano must be a delightfull place
but I have my doubts of the nun story. You have been misinformed I think. --
--it is aginst the constitution of all religious institutisions to receive a fa--
member in full orders again, but no more of this for the preasent. I sit d--
give you news of home. I will first say my health is better but I have to be ext----
carefull in my habits. I improved my constitution much last summer by -----
at night with salt and watter and in the morning I spunged my body with whisky
Last winter when I was ill (which was an inflamation of the stomach) I drank
brandy freely for three months, I then took brandy and warm milk from the cow
in the morning before breakfast and at dinner brandy alone. After five months
Doct. Whitney prescribed oil for dinnner. Bob precured some that is very fine and
I have receive great benifit from it. Be not alarmed--I will not drink too much
How often I have thought if I was in Brooklyn to breathe the salt air from of that p---
I should be strong again. Can I ever forget those happy month I spent there?
beautiful place, dear friend, how often think of you with the purest love and
gratitude how exquiset is the feeling of the humin heart when associated with con-
genial souls. Mary will write to tomorrow and tell you of her and her
Fathers trip to Misouri. She is so please you cannot think at the idea of a