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My father says soon after this house was built in 1798 he has a vague [insertion:] this vagueness does not apply to act of sowing recollection of sowing a quantity of Broom seeds on the bank, which never came up — the Terrace was made in 1835, & there was a good deal of moving of soil; & then all those Broom plants sprung up.— He is sure there were none formerly on this place.—

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take the 35 grains in yr Powders you might perhaps take less.— but if sufficiently diluted he shd. not think it too much.—

I wrote to Eras yesterday to say I meant to come up on Tuesday the 19th unless this Snow prevents me.—

I wish the journey was over & I was