brand and three pounds cheaper per ton, however you can see to that. Walker is very slow with the accomodation house and I fear he will not have it up before shearing. It would be much better if he had as it would keep the thing going on properly. I have no news but hope when Mr Barkley will come home that he will arrange for the schoolmaster. I am going to Carlyon's with him tommorrow. Of course Twigg will gave you all other news. I hope you will have good news from the seat of war. Catherine is very much pleased that she saw you looking so well and the trip has cheered her a good deal. I do hope you will come up and pay us a visit before long. I believe it would do a great deal of good for I can see you over work yourself and such work is very trying on the brain. Always your affectionate brother Archibald John McLean