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1846-01-01 Page 03

[Vertically, at right-hand side of sheet:] I wrote to Butler to send me a Draft on His Commission Merchant in this City for from 40 to sixty Dollars. with what He will Have paid in on the Demands I Left in His Hands. by Requesting that I Do not Intend to spend more than is necessary to Enable Me to Get along. & shall probably bring some money Home with me - Surgical Instruments are Verry High & I shall only purchase such as will Enable Me to Get along Reasonably - I Did Intend to Bring You Home a Silk Dress and, Shawl which I will Do if You wish it & will trust me to purchase Them - or on my Return will Hand change to some of our Merchants - & in that way you can Have the privilege of making Your own choice & get an article Equally as cheap as I can buy it perhaps cheaper
[Upside-down, at top of sheet:] An old saying is; that Enough is as good as a feast and if it be true; if this is not a feast it must be as good as one: for Sure there is Enough - You will commence cross Reading at pencil mark where is written with pencil Back reading - in Making prescriptions for Dr Beans Boy I failed to Reccommend You to Get a Bottle of Fahnestocks Vermifuge an give Him according to Directions on The Bottle; but I am in Hopes He will Not Need anything of that Kind.- I Should Have written Long Ere this if I Had Not Heard from Him Via of Father a few Days after Receiving Yours; He wrote the Day of His Return to Conneaut. will You Have The Frankness to acknowledge the Receipt of a Letter well filled; Even if I was part of 2 Years writing it. 
Mary.P.Bean {I Have the pleasure of subscribing My Name as your Affectionate & would be Worthy companion} A A Bean 
PS. Please Let me know in particular How Your Health Health is when next you write and if You wish me to write in particular about [?] secret City I will. or. I will Defer it untill I come Home & then tell You all about them 
[Vertically, at right-hand side of upside-down section:] if there is a chance to write more I will finish it when I come Home - or You may send it back if you want it [now?]
[At bottom of sheet:]  You will Discover that I Dispense with undue formality on this occasion Knowing that You are Competent to Reserve Such parts as Your Judgment Shall Dictate for Your own Special perusal. I shall not attend church untill Evening this Day shall mail this Letter to Day at 1/2 past 12. I was at the postoffice This Morning and Mailed a paper to Butler. Thinking He might get the Reading of Congress news & send it to You as soon as You would Get it otherwise it being Directly Sent to You - if You would prefer Having Them Sent Directly to You I would Do. so. I sent You a paper a few Days since containing a fine story Just Such as You Like to Read; but the paper was an old one; I would merely add that the time of My coming Home is Involved in some uncertainty; but I will come soon as I can for I want to be at Home & would be in a few Days were I not making permanent Surgical and anatomical advances - Yours A A.B.. M.D.
[addressed:] Mrs. A A. Bean 
Spring Crawford County 
Pennsylvania

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[Vertically, at right-hand side of sheet:] I wrote to Butler to send me a Draft on His Commission Merchant in this City for from 40 to sixty Dollars. with what He will Have paid in on the Demands I Left in His Hands. by Requesting that I Do not Intend to spend more than is necessary to Enable Me to Get along. & shall probably bring some money Home with me - Surgical Instruments are Verry High & I shall only purchase such as will Enable Me to Get along Reasonably - I Did Intend to Bring You Home a Silk Dress and, Shawl which I will Do if You wish it & will trust me to purchase Them - or on my Return will Hand change to some of our Merchants - & in that way you can Have the privilege of making Your own choice & get an article Equally as cheap as I can buy it perhaps cheaper [Upside-down, at top of sheet:] An old saying is; that Enough is as good as a feast and if it be true; if this is not a feast it must be as good as one: for Sure there is Enough - You will commence cross Reading at pencil mark where is written with pencil Back reading - in Making prescriptions for Dr Beans Boy I failed to Reccommend You to Get a Bottle of Fahnestocks Vermifuge an give Him according to Directions on The Bottle; but I am in Hopes He will Not Need anything of that Kind.- I Should Have written Long Ere this if I Had Not Heard from Him Via of Father a few Days after Receiving Yours; He wrote the Day of His Return to Conneaut. will You Have The Frankness to acknowledge the Receipt of a Letter well filled; Even if I was part of 2 Years writing it. Mary.P.Bean {I Have the pleasure of subscribing My Name as your Affectionate & would be Worthy companion} A A Bean PS. Please Let me know in particular How Your Health Health is when next you write and if You wish me to write in particular about [?] secret City I will. or. I will Defer it untill I come Home & then tell You all about them [Vertically, at right-hand side of upside-down section:] if there is a chance to write more I will finish it when I come Home - or You may send it back if you want it [now?] [At bottom of sheet:] You will Discover that I Dispense with undue formality on this occasion Knowing that You are Competent to Reserve Such parts as Your Judgment Shall Dictate for Your own Special perusal. I shall not attend church untill Evening this Day shall mail this Letter to Day at 1/2 past 12. I was at the postoffice This Morning and Mailed a paper to Butler. Thinking He might get the Reading of Congress news & send it to You as soon as You would Get it otherwise it being Directly Sent to You - if You would prefer Having Them Sent Directly to You I would Do. so. I sent You a paper a few Days since containing a fine story Just Such as You Like to Read; but the paper was an old one; I would merely add that the time of My coming Home is Involved in some uncertainty; but I will come soon as I can for I want to be at Home & would be in a few Days were I not making permanent Surgical and anatomical advances - Yours A A.B.. M.D. [addressed:] Mrs. A A. Bean Spring Crawford County Pennsylvania