18th April 1813 Kegatank
Dear Charles
I advised you by last mail of my safe arrival here &c by the mail of Thursday last, and now I have opportunity by Mr. William Bagwell (who married Doctor Teackles younger daughter) to say that we continued well, and that no occurence worthy of notice has happened since Mr. Bagwell has in part of his visit to Phila. an object to take down his gig at Ogles, and for his accomodation I have given him a df on you at 3 days for $250.00, a part of the money on Mr. Dennis Check. He promises to call on the family the day before he leaves P. for letters, and if not ready may be sent at night to Mr. Clarks in Market below 30th a metodist boarding house, and I should like a few last days papers and [news?] Current by him; I observed just before he left home, that I did not get McCorkles papers and it occured to me that he had stoped them as soon as the time was out, which covered the 10 D note I last paid him; I called at his office and found by his books that