cutler-letters_to-his-son_1802-02-12_03

your sister Mrs. Torrey has been sick, but has recovered
and is pretty well. All well at our house. The winter
has been there, as well as here very remarkable no
snow, and very little cold- or frost on the ground.

Give my love to your wife and all the children
and remember to them with love of all friends in [?Massach.?]
your all affectionate Parent
M. Cutler

As I was writing many names, Mr. Fearing came
to me, and informed me your Assembly had closed [ye?] Session that he had just
reced. a list of the acts passed --and would put it into my
hands.

I forgot to mention that Mr. Fearing has a
bill ready to be reported, tho not yet done, respecting the
grant of lands to replace the school and ministeral lots assigned
by the Company for those purposes, in the [illegible] which
was paid for in Army warrants, and for empowering your
Legislation to apply the use of those lots to the purposes for
which they were given. Bill is not now sufficiently
my mind to attempt a particular disruption of its
principles. Col. [?Tallonadge?] and myself have examined it
and think it will answer the purpose intended, if we can
get it through the [illegible].

While I am now writing a Petition has been
read by the Clerk from the western Country--praying for the
establishment of a College in the Indiana Territory.
Being busy in writing, I did not much attend to it. I
observed the Name is to be Jefferson College, and found (near
the close of it) mention was made of land in the purchase of it
Ohio Company, but know not for what purpose. The Petition
is referred to a [Committee?] of three--and observed my name mentioned by the
speaker on one of the Committes Mr. Fearing desires his compliments