4 John who was the inventor of nonsense if you know just thank him for this letter I must say I never experienced his help
so much as since I commence blethering out letters to you. I guess I have read the most of your book that we have, it is a
very interesting history there is in it manny sudden raising and fallings of empires many great and poops? battles. many noble
and mean Captians? and Generals many wise and ignorant Kings. I wish I had the other volumes. If you have any hope you will
let me have them if you are through with them John always forgets to take his one home. William has got a letter from you
by Hendry? but there is a part of it so dull that he cannot make it out so illegible is rather small please write a little
sooner this time you need not waite till you get an afternoon to write one all nice and sleek just sit down some night and
illegible abble it out rough and ready just as it comes and long to mind that and try and scare me illegible or illegible
never mind. no more off present illegible remains your famous illegible Charles Reid 00232 1 Rossie? Dale March 10th
1808 1. Now Johnny read then Johny rhyme 2. To me a roaring letter 3 And when your done just say Yours of the 4th Amen 4.
And send it with the carrier Dear friend John Yours of the 4th inst? was received by me in due time and I was glad to hear
from you for I though you was longe in writing but it came at last and after reading it I could not pick anything out of it
to worry it was so neat and complete. So here I be without one word to write write a illegible I am in good health hoping
this will find you in good health although John this is a very common pharse in letters yet I am glad I can say so. I am working
along as usual. Spring will soon be in and then rat a tat a illegible at all the time in a billegible but no rise in g illegible
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