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Dear Spooner, I have this day heard, from Thos.[?] Earle,
a letter, containing his opinion of your book. I have bartered[?] to copy the
same, which you have enclosed. I do not know whether he supposed I should do
this. Let me know from you as soon as convenient, for I wish much to see what
you have had to “say for yourself.” In the closing part of E’s letter, as you
will of course notice as some thing not relating to your Essay. But I should be
glad of any remarks you may have to make on these also. I wrote you on the 24th of Feb.
last, enclosing the letter in one of the same date to Dr. Hoyt. Why have you
not let me hear from you since then? Not a syllable have I had from the Dr.
either. I suppose he has been all
_____ while too busy, in making bills & _____ people, to favor me with a
letter. But Mrs. Hoyt, I do think she might have made me some compensation for
her worse half’s delinquency (if that’s the word) in the premises. However,
shabbily[?] or ____ have [?] _____ me, I’ll venture to ask you to give my love
to both. My health is not very good. That ____ _____
of mine troubles me. Were I in Athol, I’d soon have a _____ prepared for it, up
among some of those mountain water=falls. Has dear Mrs. Sargeant made her Athol visit
yet? My respects to your landlord; and my love
to that sweet _______ patient of mine, dear Jane. I am so weary of copying the enclosed
long=worded letter, that this must needs be brief. You will remember I owed you
none after all, besides. Truly &
affectionately Yours, Geo. Bradburn |