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Eno family letters, October 1832-October 1834
1834-09-03 Page 2
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best acquire something which he calls his own & have something to do - be told plainly that he is doing wrong in associating with such & such persons and he must not expect anything to be done for him if he pursues a contrary course - I feel deeply interested for him & am sorry to hear that he does not do right - I could not advise him to come out here for if he had nothing to do it would be worse for him than where he is - At first I thought that if be could come here go to our Academy & pass his time in my office it might be for his benefit but if he has a disinclination to study accompanied with an inclination for bad company it is the wrong place for him. I will write to him and in as strong and forcible manner as I can [illegible] him to pursue a different road from the one he seems to have chosen for himself. I have nothing of interest to [illegible] ative to my own affairs. I think I [illegible] be down next month. John Millies [illegible] has not yet gone to the west on account of the Cholera prevailing there - I have paid him $168 - which I owed him & have agreed to pay him the rest in one year. he is perfectly satisfied & if I have my health - I shall pay him and all others then. I wrote to William a short time since & in my letter told him that the speculation I had contemplated had fallen through. I should not embark in any unless with an absolute certainty of not loosing - & I feel thankful to him for his offer. I am glad to
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best acquire something which he calls his own & have something to do - be told plainly that he is doing wrong in associating with such & such persons and he must not expect anything to be done for him if he pursues a contrary course - I feel deeply interested for him & am sorry to hear that he does not do right - I could not advise him to come out here for if he had nothing to do it would be worse for him than where he is - At first I thought that if be could come here go to our Academy & pass his time in my office it might be for his benefit but if he has a disinclination to study accompanied with an inclination for bad company it is the wrong place for him. I will write to him and in as strong and forcible manner as I can [illegible] him to pursue a different road from the one he seems to have chosen for himself. I have nothing of interest to [illegible] ative to my own affairs. I think I [illegible] be down next month. John Millies [illegible] has not yet gone to the west on account of the Cholera prevailing there - I have paid him $168 - which I owed him & have agreed to pay him the rest in one year. he is perfectly satisfied & if I have my health - I shall pay him and all others then. I wrote to William a short time since & in my letter told him that the speculation I had contemplated had fallen through. I should not embark in any unless with an absolute certainty of not loosing - & I feel thankful to him for his offer. I am glad to
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