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Lexington Aug. 17th 1846
My dear son
It is four days since I received your packet of June, (no date)
To describe my great anxiety all the time previos to me geting yours
I will not describe. It is all over now, I am all gratitude to Him
who holds your destiny in his hands, and has vouchsafe to spare your
life through sickness and the dangers of that deep ocean. I pray her
bosom may heave gently, the winds on the cost you sail be hushed and the
atmosphere pure and healthy. Almighty God has been kind to you
Theodore--all He askes in return is your heart.
Mary has this moment handed me a letter from my friend Reynolds--
Well I have read it. It was writen on the eight of Aug. He speaks of geting
a letter from you dated June 26th From Porto Praya. I presume it was sent
in the packet that mine was. He gives me no news only remarks
that all are much as when I left there. He is a true friend of yours
almost every line breathed the purest disinterested friendship for you
My admiration of and gratitude to him is beyond expression--my hap-
piness cannot be compleet in this life if it should never be in my
power to bestow some favour equal to his many to you. He speaks
the highest terms of the professional qulification, of your ser-
gent, as well as his high sence of honor and gentlemanly deportme-
nt. This is very agreeable to me to hear that you are in skillful
hands if you should be sick. I shall write to Reynolds, be the same
mail I send this. 18th Elizabeth started to Harrodsburg this
morning to spend a week with Mrs Brinnan, she has taken
Mary, Paulina, and Liz, with her. She travels in her own carriage
and Bugy. Mr Ingram and two of the children rode in the
latter, and Elizabeth Mary and Hester the servent and driver
in the former. Robert will go over on Friday for them . Mrs Ingram
has been with us all summer and her two children. She has given
birth to a very fine boy since she has been with us and has named
him Robert, for your brother. When Mr Ingram return he is going
on to the East for good. He will settle in Versails or Louisville--
Doct. Stocdon and wife has paid us a visit and returned home, Ann
is not in good health. She fever and ague. Horable--