To Edward Eastmond, Benton, Ontario Co., NY
From John Eastmond,
1 York, 27th Oct. 1821
Rec'd 7th Nov.
Ans. 12
New York 27th October
1821
My dear Son,
I received yours of the 15th inst. last Sunday and am
pleased to find that yourself & relatives are all well, accept your Aunt Debby
I beg to recommend to her to take 30 drops of Balsam Capur every evening on going
to bed for two or three weeks as I feel persuaded it will produce an alteration
for the better on her lungs; & if it should do them no good it will do no
harm and may benefit her health otherwise and suppose you will be able to get
it in Geneva at the Apothecary's.
I have done nothing as to the land in Hector
& from what you say I shall not inquire further about it.
Henry met with
an opportunity of going out to Mobile as clerk to the house of Smiley & Cleveland
merchants there, at a salary of $400 & expenses of his passage out. He saileld
from here on Sunday morning the 14th inst. - the weather has been very fine ever
since & I hope by this time he is nearly at his journey's end as an average
passage is about three weeks. I parted with him with much reluctance, but the
impossibility of getting a place for him here which he could get wages and his
own anxious desire to leave New York induced me to let him go. I am now almost
alone having only Martha & Mary at home. I think I have informed you that
Benj. & Langford board at Mr. Whitings in the Bowery & come home only
on Saturdays. I miss Henry very much, as you may remember he was very talkative
and generally on subjects that were honourable to youth.
Phebe joins me in
love to you & all your relatives. Mr. Taylor and the young ladies thank you
warmly for your rememberance of them. I have not mentioned to Violetta your particular
respect to her as yet but merely told the girls that you had done one of them
that favour. I leave them to decide which it was. I approve your choice, she is
a charming girl & is improving herself much in those qualities which render
women truly desirable.
I enclose you ten dollars, and my draft on your
uncle Daniel Thorn for $10 more which is on account of Interest he owes me &
which he probably will be able to pay you in small amounts during the winter.
Mrs. Williams & her son Richard have been to my house a few days & they
beg to be remembered to you & Mr. Williams in a letter I received two days
since enquires particularly after you.
Dear Son I remain Your affectionate
Father,
John Eastmond
P.S. Flour has risen here to $9 a bbl (bushel?) wheat
15/ - but I do not think it will keep up too long - perhaps not two months. N.B.
Your last letter is vey full of uncorrected errors.