James Jackson letter to Thomas Rotch, Norwalk, February 13, 1816

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                 Norwalk State of Connecticut February 13
  Thomas Rotch
   I now take oppertunity of writing a few lines to you, to inform you, that i am here and hope you injoy the same Blessings, Mr Daniel Richmond is he man you recommended to me, to send my money by to you, it being verry lucky for me, but his putting up to our house for to stay one night. I gave to him two Hundred adn forty dollars adn took his receipt for the money for him to pay the money to you, and for you to obtain a deed for me, in my name, and wished him to ask you if you if you wrould wirte to me and tell me now something aobut it, But i halve not heard anny about it, and I feel anxious to hear from you, to know wether you halve obtained the money from mr Richmond or not, and wether you have obtained a deed or not if you have the deed I wish you would keep it for me to [illegible] out for I talk of coming this spring. I wish you to write me buy the first mal and you oblidge me verry much indeed if I did not send moeny anough I will pay the difference when I come out. I halve bin to Halifax and have obtained eight Hundred Dollars and there is money which I can not get hold off yet. I found when I was in Halifax of my father living in [illegible] I got the Directions off the part he was living and came home. Squire Belden to him has wrote two or three letters buy different vessles and merchants off his acquaintance wich has gone