
If it were not so hot I w'd come down this morning. I send you "Tobe Hodge" (McIlvains) letter. He is a very bright fellow: one of us "true fellows of the upper Rhine."
We must go see him at his little country box and "inspect" his decanter!
I send the "Power Temperance" sketch & the letter. You will like the story. Don't lose them
Yr Friend: James M Scovel To W.W. Esq.