William Heald Letter to Thomas Rotch Regarding Captain James Riley

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[corresponds to page 1 of William Heald Letter to Thomas Rotch Regarding Captain James Riley]

Beloved Friend                      6th Mo 7th  1818

                   Being but in a poor state of health I have a

freedom to inform thee that a letter has been recd from

brother John from Philadelphia wherein he states that he

and T Wickersham were in health and that himself was

well recruited after a fatiguing journey he further states

that he has had several interviews with Capt James Riley

of whom he entertains a favourable opinion, that he

proposed traveling to the Westward (perhaps to mount vernon)

to look for a place of residence for himself and family, that

he gave him a letter for me and desired him to call on

me if it was convenient he also gave him thy name

and several others on whome he might call, and as I

have had an opportunity of reading his narrative I had

made the observations contained in this sheet some time

since if he should call on thee thou mayest communi-

cate to him such of my Ideas as thou mayest think

proper, the two quotations are in his own words my

observations were taken down as they offered and ought 

to have been corrected but I do not feel industry enough

to transcribe them and as it is on a subject in which

I feel interested and which I am willing to aid according

to ability I am willing to send them to thee in this imperfect

state believing that thy better judgment and friendship

for me wilnot expose anything that would be better concealed
 
my family & John are in usual health father and mother

both complaining    I remain thy frd     Wm Heald