Princeton, October 29, 1837

 

            Dear brother—I received your letter dated Aug. 16, I was glad to hear that you were all well. You mentioned that sister Catharine had been to see you, and that you accompanied her home, and that you visited brother James and cousin Betsy—that they and their families were well, which I was very happy to hear. I have not attended to Mother’s request of writing as often as I ought to have done, but I have sent the paper regularly and as long as you receive it you may be sure that I am well, for if I was unwell and unable to work, the paper would not be published. You state that times has been very dull with you—that you have been doing nothing but attending to the post-office, and trying to settle up your business, and that you have been compelled to enter suit against Hastings, which I am afraid you will loose altogether.—Dear brother, I have delayed writing untill this time, hoping when I did to have been able to get United State’s paper or some money that would pass with you, to send you the amount that you so kindly loaned me when when I left home, but as yet have failed. I have the money past me, I have it in Kentucky paper and also in silver, but I am afraid you could not pass Kentucky money, and silver I cannot send by letter. I have been very uneasy about it, I know you need it, although you say nothing about it in your letter, I therefore I wish you to write immediately, and let me know if/you could make use of Kentucky money, and if you can I will send you a twenty dollar bill, and that will pay the discount on it, and in the mean time I will use my exertions to get a United State’s bill, and if I can lay my hands on one I will send you it. I have had my health extremely well since I came to this place, have not had any thing of the ague and fever since I arrived, and have fattened up wonderfully, my clothes having all become too small for me. We do not succeed very well in our paper here, not having but one hundred and fifty subscribers and but very little job work. The company will loose from four to five hundred dollars on it the first year, but they pay me my salary regularly, so that I cannot complain. When I first came on they wanted me to take a share in it, but I fortunately kept clear of it. Unless the subscription increases greatly I don’t think that it will be published more than one year, and I shall not be very sorry for it, although I am doing better and making more clear money than I ever did in any other place. Still I don’t like the place nor don’t feel satisfied. But I have engaged for the year, and after that I will know more about it.

            Nothing more at present but conclude with my love to you all and my best prayers for your happiness and prosperity

 

                                                            Your affectionate brother

                                                                        Michael Rodgers

Mr. Wm Rodgers

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