something like Aunt Jessy to yourself. Uncle and Aunt are in their usual and as far as I know so is all inquiring friends. I send you this as a fore runner of my plans to prepare your mind to expect me altho if a good ship should turn up for me before the 'Egmont' sails on the 25th next month I may alter my mind. I have long strove to get a ship to visit your ports but always failed. Indeed I am convinced if I was once out there I would get busness to do would answer me better than following the sea. I hope Alex is doing well. The accounts I got of him were very flattering. I will write you again if I go