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"I have but jest got my second machine into opperation and this is the first specimen I send you except a few lines I printed to regulate the machine, I am in good health but am in fear these lines will not find you so and the children from the malencholley account your letter gave me of sickness and deaths in our neighbourhood, I had rested contented to what I should if it had been summer season adout the health of my family, as it is jenerlly healthy during the winter months; but their has been an unusual quantity of sickness heare this winter, and it has been verry cold in Urope as well as in America, a strong indication of the change of seasonth that I have so ofton mentioned. —Mr. Sheldon arrived here four days ago he went immediately on to Washington and took my moddle for the Pattent Office, he will returne here next week at which time I shall put my machine on sale and shall sell out the pattent as soon as I can and return home, at aney rate I seall re-turne home as soone as the Lake navigation is open if life and health is spared me. I have got along but slow since I have been here for the want of cash to hire such help as I wanted; I have been as prudent as I could, have taken my board with a family from Cyuga who keep a bording house they are verry good Christian people and are kind to me. I pay three Dollars a week for my board.—You must excuse mistakes, the above is printed among a croud of people asking me maney ques-tions about the machine. Tell the boys that I have some presents for them. If I had aney news to communicate I would print more but as I have none I must close hopeing these lines will find you well I wish you to write as soon as you receive this, do not make aney excuses I shall like see it in aney shape
"William A. Burt."