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Oak Grove, Charles Co. Aug. 12th 1856

My dear Brother

You may be sure it gave me a great
deal of pleasure to receive your long letter last
Saturday evening, and I am going to try and
answer it immediately, for I expect you will
be looking out for leteers more anxiously than
ever before, now that you are so far from all of us.
I found the account of your journey very
interesting, and was very glad to hear that
you had arrived safely, and in good health,
at your final destination. In your next,
I suppose you will be better able to tell me
what sort of people there are at your new
home, and whether you think you will like it.
I wish I could have been with you at the