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Baltimore – 8th mo 13th 1828 Sister Ruthy desires me to thank thee in her name for thy attention to the future provision of Thomas – a subject which employs a great many of our thoughts and thy ideas entirely coincide with our own, but the difficulty almost the impossibility of meeting with a mechanical situation where he will have proper associates and the necessary restriction thee mentions occurs. – If Thomas shows a preference for any trade in particular it is for the manufacture of woolen cloth which is said to be an improving business in this country we have been advised to send him to one of the New England states as the factories are conducted with much more regard to morality than ours.
Daniel Cobb being on a visit to Providence we desired him to inquire for a suitable situation which he did and is to receive an answer in about a months time during which if agreeable to thee we would like Thomas to remain at school. We have not entirely decided sending him to New England or to one of the factories at all we feel at a great loss and should like to have thy opinion respecting it. Sister R. wishes Thomas to stay with you until he finally leaves Montgomery as the time is short and 'twould be needless to visit us at the expiration of his quarter; she would have written before but was waiting for D. Cobbs return and also hoped to have visited you this month but not
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meeting with a conveyance was obliged to decline the prospect. We are in hopes of seeing some of your family and cousin Bernards at our next quarterly meeting if not before. The girls desire their love to cousin Nancy Thomas and the children. Thy cousin E. G. Byrnes.
