Philadelphia I9 Augt. I829 Dear Father and mother I sit down in much haste to drop you a few lines from this place on the Eve of starting from here home, I have been here about two weeks and has made all my purchases and leave: here to morrow mg. for Kentuckey. thank God I still enjoy good health as usual and hope it will be the same case with all of you and all friendson recept of this. see all our, friends here (J.E.) Mrs. McDonald and family Jane Tinsly and her family which consist of her daughter Christian Singleton and two little girls her children. John Wright is now here he is extremely friendly indeed, this is the first time we have met in Eleven Years, He is not Keeping house now, and his two Daughters are going to a boarding 201 School. two lovely children the are, one about Eleven and the other :: about 8 or 9. the frequently See people who Know Mr. Singleton in New York and I am extremely sorry to say no change for the better. His wife here makes a living for her self and children by taking in washing and mantu making and she seems to do it with resignation and honest cheerfulness one of the Camehans and one of the Borlens have arvd. here lately but I have not seen either of them. I am extremely glad and much pleased to see Brother Andrew's arrival, I am in hopesit will ultimately be for both our advantage He was very fortunate in getting a speedy passage, I was much disappointed a in his appearance. the idea I had of him was from the last time I seen him. I expected a slim delicate boy but insted of that he is a right 2c fat stout young man wants about an Inch of being as tall as I am but Quite not just so heavy, weighed this Day two hundred and one pounds. So you may guess I am not falling off in flesh much. I am much pleased with Andrew so fart fas yet our new acquaintance is short he got to my house only IO or I2 Days before I started on here, what I can understand of him he is well enough pleased however his letters will speak more fully. Mrs. Dickey showd. me two letters she ressixudx recvd. a fiew days ago one from Nathaniel Dickey and the other from Sally Dickey. I was much pleased with their contents it put me in possession of satisfactory information relating to the Conection generally that I was not possessed of. I see in Nathaniel letter that they all have a notion of this country and the wish her advice on the matter. I told her as she asked my advice on the matter that I Me would not advise, for fear of a disapointment but was I in their place I told her and knew as well as I do now America that Ireland (though the land of my fathers) -would not hold me long. In my opinion young familyes ought not to delay for tis madnesss to Defer, but by the way the better circumstances people carry over in the better the can settle themselves here for this country is like every place else I never seen- money makes the mare gang. tell Dinah I will never forgive her as long asI live if she don't write to me-she has never wrote me one word in her life, I can excuse Jane more than her as I suppose Jane's fingers are stiff nursing but I suppose