Alexander Skinner letter to Charity Rotch, Hartford, 10 mo 29, 1811

              B-309-1 
			Hartford  10 mo  29th 1811
	Dear Friend
	C Rotch
		           As thy TR has not yet seen
	     fit to favor me with an effusion of his pen
	I now inform thee that I recd thy very Exceptable letter
	today from Charmd and were it not for my continu
	=al occupation from morn to night and often times
	very nigh all night.  I should think it long between
	the dates of thy Letters but believing thy spare time
				         other	
	is taken very much up in keeping up^Corespondences
	of more moment than mine  I am willing to make
	the best of it tho I am very often disappointed.
	When I call at the Office, in looking back on what I have
	writing am almost afraid thou will construe that I
	am dissatisfied but, far but from mine.
	   I  am rejoiced to find all things go on so cleaver with
	you, and as thou Wishes to know when I shall come
	on, I cannot yet say for certainty, as I did not conclude
	the Bargain about the machinery with the man as
	hinted in a former letter  I do not think however that will
	detain me any time for if he does not give a fair price