her soon. I hope you will make out this scroll. I will wright again an account of the sheep after they are all cutt. I make poor Archy McInnis very useful digging and working with me. I do all I can to make him sharp but I fear I will not be very successful. He is a very good digger. I wish you would tell John to send the black boy as it would save a cook and that cannot be dispensed with till the new man come out. Alex says he will soon get in all the accounts and get me to fix them. He has not told me wither the money is payed for the place he sold as yet but I rather think not. He said he could hide nothing from me. I now end hoping God will prosper us and help keep us in health and straight to aid and assist one another in this far land. I remain you affectionate brother Archibald John McLean