Three Oaks Mich Oct 19th 1766

	Dear Cousin
		I have just
written two letters to night. I think
I will write you one, it will be almost as
good as a social chat I have been so
busy since I have been at home that I hardly
have had time to write you a good letter.
I call a good letter one written just as
we would talk.     I don't want to write much about
my building. for it is building all day
with me. (uncle and aunt know what
that is,) I am getting up a good building
though, as is always the case, it costs more
than I anticipated, I will describe it when

I get it done also send you a picture of
it busines is good work is increasing
I hardly have time for anything else,
     I would like to come in and spend
the evening with you, we would eat 
apples, and sing. not the going home 
pieces though. but some lively ones,
We would tease carrie. about Forrester
And Fred about the dutch girl, the "little
milk maid." Rally uncle on his
whiskers, and trouble out to get us some
rusk and milk, Boy the way my 
whiskers are nearly grown out, they
laughed at me so much when
I got back. that I had to let them grow
again. Some said I looked fatter some
poorer. Some said I looked sick and
others did not know me,
     My health is pretty good. I take
the morning bath yet. although it
is getting a little cold.
     Mothers health is pretty good.
She is doing her own work now. She had

a dutch girl one week, but she had
to work harder to get the work done with
the girl. than she does to do it alone
     She prises her house much having
lived in poor ones so long.
     Father has taken to working on mounting
bee hives, it serves to keep him busy,
he finds a good deal of fault with my
carpenters. he thinks he could do more
work than all of them,
     Mother has just been in to see me
She sends her love to all
     We had a letter from Albert last
week. he still remains in the mines
not making much. he has just finished
teaching a term of school, he does not
know what he shal do next,
     Ed stays on as usual in the store
I shall probably move into my new
building in about one month, at that [time?]
I shall renew the mortgage. and shall
need I think about two hundred dollars
more, to get along and not cramp in

in my business. I keep a small stock
of clocks. watches and Jewelry on hand,
  If uncle wishes I would prefer to
get it of him. You will let me know
in your next,
	I must close or I will not
get my watches packed up in time
to get them in to the safe at the
Store where Ed sleeps. I have twenty
watches in for repairs now.
		From Your cousin
			F.P. Warren