Matthew Barney letter to Thomas Rotch, Nantucket 4 mo 29th 1812

               
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                              Nantucket 2 mo 29th 1812
  Dear Cousin
       Thomas Rotch        our Friend James M. Hozeer
                                       of Ohio
  being bound into some part of the State^ offer'd
  to take a line; altho I am a very poor Letter
  writer,  I thought I would in [illegilbe] a letter
  Correspondence with thee; haveing for some time
  had it on my mind to remove to some part
  of the State of Ohio, or indianna territory; I
  provided it Should appear clear after giving it
  a Due Consideration; I have had such informa
  -tion from Mattw Coffin of Blue River in the
  Indianna territory that I think [illegible]be a very
  fine Country, and was almost induced to go to that
  place, but I think blue River is in to low Lattitude
  that it will not answer so well for northern
  peoples, as ferther to the Northward; I conclude
  that thou has been into many part of that Country
  and has formed some idea or got Correct informati-
  on as respects this particular --
  Charles Coffin (Uriah Macys Son inlaw) intends to
  remove into those parts in about a month or Six
  weeks, he think to go to Cincinnati, and I have
  had some thought of going in Company with
  them to see the Country, but I beleave I shall not
  make it out at this time.
   we have had various accounts respecting that Western
  Country some say it is not healthy, that they have
  the fever and ague, Rheumatism and so on.