Port Dover Feb 24th
Mr. Foster
Dear Sir,
No doubt you will wonder
why you have not heard
from me before this
but are of my honour got
[illegible] the first week in
January + a it was [illegible]
a valuable one I thought
it [illegible] taking care of
thinking it would be able
to go to work in three or four
weeks but it is not able to get
out of the stable yet [illegible] wont
be for some time. But as soon
as I can get away I shall collect
and make another payment
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What is the [spreadsheet] for
getting rid of dried apples now
if the market is not too low
if shouldn't like to get rid of
what I have on hand if
you can handle them [illegible]
too much loss I will ship
them at once + will buy
and send you [illegible]
by next week.
R.A. McBride
P.S. in trying to write I
find I could sleep much
easyer than write as I have
not been in bed for the last
six nights.
