
My Dear friend Walt I now take my pen in hand to let you know how I am getting along I am in very good
health at present & I hope you are the same. my father is not very well at present
he has been Laid up for a week with the Rhumatism Rheumatism
In his feet he is getting Better. I am very sorry to have any Bad news to
tell you but I can not help it. I have got in trouble I bought some patent medicine
to the amount of three Dollers dollars
. I bought some medicine for
a freind friend
of my fathers & he gave me
the money to pay for them & I Spent it I am very sorry I Done it.
I have Learnt a lesson from it witch which
will last me a life time. We have a new Cashier & he is looking over
the books & he seen the account against me & he says if I Do not pay it
before—Saturday night he will tell Mr. Robbins & then I
will be Disgraced & Discarged Discharged
I asked my Sister to lend three Dollers dollars
& she would not. She said I
might get Disgrased disgraced
for all She cared & now I apply to you as the last friend I have in
this world I wish you would lend me three Dollers dollars
& I will pay you as soon as
I can earn it you will Oblidge oblige
me very much & save me from being Disgraced. this is all at present, I
will write as soon as I hear from you

I will put this in an Extry extra Envelope so that if you Do not Receive it I will get it without any one seeing it.
yours &c. WR

