Richard Mott letter to Thomas Rotch, Mamaroneck 7th mo 27, 1803

               
  B-127-1
                 Mamaroneck 7th mo 27, 1803
  If my stock will furnish no more am ready to conclude, shall
  be aboe to say, that my dear Sister Charity Rotch's letter of 22nd Ult
  came to hand late last evening, being indeed very acceptable
  and cordial to ther poor friends at Mamaroneck, "day after day
  and week after week has pass'd without hearing of thy getting
  safe home" after parting with my dear brother at Hartford, firstly
  I journey'd pensively along, made several stops, and reach'd my
  dear A Motts abode at evening, as I had in the course of he day
  much opertunity for reflection, thou will readily conclude, that
  I frequently ponder'd the paths of my fut, as I journey'd home=
  =ward, and tho I felt very poor and strip'd could not discover
  but what, under existing circumstances, I was endeavoring to do
  right, and which Idea, I have since steadily embrac'd, and yet
  perhaps a day has scarcely pass'd without my being looking over
  Connecticut, and making my friends at Hartford Ideal visits &
  whether the season will ever come (to me) that it will apear right
  to return to the field is quite hidden he that knows all
  things, only knowsl for his direction, I most sincerely wish attentively
  to wait, and at his commands to move, however in a line frequently
  oposing my own inclination- I was glad, seeing nothing else
  could do it, that necessity impell'd my belov'd friend to enquire 
  thro this medium, a little after us, it was no less pleasing to find