1 May 1852 Liverpool US packet ship '[H]uguenot' My dear brother I was delighted to have a persual of your letter to Uncle and glade to find you are pleased in your partner. I trust you may continue so. As to myself I never will get married as misfortune has placed me at present quite opposed to such a step. I wrote you from New York but I see by your letter that you cannot comply so never mind. I am doing very well at preasant and trust yet to make enough to take me down with you and soon strive to purchase land. I know was I down there I would do well. I have great pleasure to find you have commenced to mind your worthy sisters less or more as I am placed in a way I cannot do as before. It relieves me greatly but there is one thing I would wish you to do is to when you do send let each know what she has to have and write themselves as well as Uncle. You cannot conceive what fine girls they are, well worthy of your nottice and I am