Isaac Russell letter to Thomas Rotch, Lexington, Kn. 21st 7 mo 1816

               
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                              Lexn Ky 21st 7 Mo 1816
        Esteem'd Friend
             Thos Rotch
                   Thy very much esteem'd favor of 17th
  Ulto I duly recd - the account thou gives me of
  your progress and the natural advantage of Kendal
  affords me great satisfaction; especially there being
  so many Mill Seites, so contiguous thereto, a power
  so much cheaper & less complicated than that of
  Steam - depending on the latter, we have been for
  days at a stand from a shaft breaking and other parts
  of the Engine out of order, whereby the loss and repairs
  has been equal to 1 to 2000 Dollars.
       Also with much satisfaction I notice thy Kind
  anxiety for my welfare in every sense, and it was
  peculiarly grateful to me in a strange and remote
  place bereft of the society of friendship of those who
  may impart counsel, alleviate sorrow, or sweeten the 
  cup of ills which daily present - among the number
  I may truly rank an excellent wife, whose embarkation
  or arrival I have not since had any further Account
  which makes me rather anxious and uneasy.
     In order to acquire something for future views, I have
  sold my Horse, quit the town and now board at a genteel
  house near the Factory, contiguous to the Woollen-
  I wish I was independent enough to join in building the
  other Factory thou alludes to; as I can have little satisfaction
  in remaining long in this State where abominable Slavery
  is tolerated - with all its concomitant evils, evils which
  I witness with disgust and dismay.
    Since I wrote thee last I took a ride to see Frankfort
  (22 mi) that Town I find offers a better prospect for
  Louisa there not being one Female Seminary in it,
  and a Town which I like built on the banks of the
  Kentucky river, being much more Salubrious then the
  half stagnant run of this place called Elkhorn whose