Joseph Steer letter to Thomas Rotch, 4th Mo 12th 1823

               
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  Esteemed Friend
  Thomas Rotch         Mountpleasant 4th mo 12th 1823
   I am about to advise thee on the subject of my house etc in the
  town of Mountplesant on account of thy absence at the time
  of our last Yearly Meeting. there was very little said on that
  Subject, I thus continue to have a choice to look towards the
  accomedating of friends at the time of our yearly meeting, and am
  disposed to be one of four to hold the property for that purpose;
  in equal shares, [illegible] when I was about building I looked
  forward supposing that there would be an opportunity of doing
  something for society, yet not in the way now proposed, I have
  a great choice that the property should be held as above stated, and
  that it should be rented to some suitable person that would be
  willing to take the necessary care of providing for friend at meeting
  time and the rent secured that way, according to the former
  proposition it will be $.375 for each person, William Judkins
  and family now occupy the house and the arrangement were
  that I was to live with them, but the most of the time I have
  spent on a farm near my old dwelling on short creek, our
  children and friends are generally well yet there are some
  acceptions, my son David wife was very much hurt by the
  carriage being upset, it was thought my many that she
  would never be able to walk again, it is near one year
  since she makes use of crutches, but can walk across the house
  without them, With much respect for thee and Charity
  I am thy friend. 
                                             Joseph Steer