MorseFamily17990910_001

Charlestown Sept 10th 1799

My Dear Son,

Your papa and myself had the pleasure of a letter from
you this morning of Sep 5th which gave us great pleasure satisfaction.
We think you improve very much indeed in your writing and
are very happy to see it as nothing gives us so much pleasure
and makes us more truly happy than to see our little boys
improving in everything that will in future make them
usefull and good. I hope you are improved in your behaviour
and that you endeavour to give Mrs Abbot and Mr Brown
as little trouble as possible by minding all that they say to
on the first time of their speaking and by never going
from home but by their particular leave be sure to be very
attentive to this or you may occasion than a great deal
of trouble which I should be very sorry to leave off
your little brothers are very good boys and do not quarrel
with one another but play together like good boys children
but want much to see you they often talk of you and hope