Description John D MacDonald

Boston, July 4th 1851

Friend John

Your kind letter, by Capt Ross came safe to hand & was considered quite a favor.  I am happy to hear you were not very sick & had such a good time on your passage home, & also, that you have formed such a good opinion of Miss Logan, one with which, if I consult my own private feelings, I must necessarily coincide.  This leave Christina & I & all the pending residents of No 3 Morton St. in a prospering condition, as also all you more general friends & acquaintances, particularly the portion of them residing in the vicinity of Pleasant St.  The latter make many inquiries about you & in fact all the Society folks seem to miss you very much & say "He was such good company & so sociable & withal such a beautiful singer."  Mrs Brown, Mary, Adams, Children, etc, etc left here for Montreal on Monday, June 28, as yet we have had no word how they prospered.  Misters Gunn Thompson & McGan* & Miss Robinson put up at 139 Hanover St., Jane & Chisholm in "Crass Streat, sure," Walker in Essie St, (up stairs) & Middleby, with better half, 

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in Salem St.  We have quite a pleasant place to live in, with comfortable rooms & a neat table.  We find the folks very sociable.  Christina seems almost to home & I believe succeeds in business beyond her expectations,  She missed you very much & makes mention of you very frequently.  I make myself as interesting to her as is prudent, by other obligations considered.  By the way, Ben Peterson & Adams, became so thick of late, as to exchange rings, previous to her departure, consequently Jordans last visit appeared to me to be the most unwelcome one by all hands, I have ever seen him receive. "Beck" seems quite forlorn but is exceedingly pleasant while in the immediate presence of a certain young man of my acquaintance.  She seldom notices your absence.  Chisholm is altogether lost since Mrs Brown & Mary has left, & instead of going to Pleasant St. (as formerly), on last Sunday Evening was seen winding his way, very much crest fallen, to Cambridge.  He & I did all Mrs B's packing & very probably some of Mary's during his stay among them, for Saturday until Tuesday.  Stewarts folks are here on Friday, with Capt Ross.  I enjoy myself as usual among my acquaintances about town & last Friday evening, had the extreme pleasure of being one of the most prominent* guests, at a select party given by Deacon Selfrage, Mt Vernon Street.  Her folks were all gone to the country & we therefore had entire control of the

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House.  Well, it was the best & neatest things of the kind I've seen since for some time. there being present Misses Taylor, Irving, Rogers, Stewart, Glasgow, & Tremblett and Misses Rogers, Hall, Gunn & last though not least the Printer, all of whom, after amusing themselves, Playing & Singing, etc, etc, went into the merrits of a neat evaluation*, prepared for the occassion.  Great praise is due the Deacon's ---anity & neatness

We are very busy at No 4, just now & expect a great rush of work this fall.  32* is as you left.  Tnead's hands are almost skinned & seems bound to share whom he can*.  Belchers folks are all well & are about removing from their present residence.  I inquired about your Paper & find that is is stopped at the line on account of the postage not being prepaid.  Gleason says he asked you particularly about this, & that it will cost 2 cents postage a no.  The regular post office rate is entered on the books, so that there is no other obstacle in its way.  Write me what you intend doing about it.  I thought of arranging the postage, but will first await your orders.  By the way he spoke, it is doubtful whether or not he will refund the subscription at all.   You omitted the places 

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of residence of both parties in my brother manage, but for all it will answer this purpose.  It is all right about my Fathers paper, I am as well satisfied with paying for one year as 3.  When I send for my next travellng card, perhaps, if all parties are agreed, the 2/6 will come into good play, if not small loss.  Give my love to all your folks & if at any time you should happen to be at the A Mines, just pass the time of day to my Aunt, etc, etc, for your very humble servant, John.  I very much feel the loss of a good comrade, but I suppose you are more happy now beside that nice Piano & its interesting accompaniment, than, when you had but the squalling of Mrs. Browns snotty nosed brats & homely grimaces, (in the shape of smiles) of Eliza Jane Adams, to cheer you up on your return from labor.  --- we had some of the times in old No 3.  I think I see you take all the comfort imaginable with that --- Gal of yours?  Who has a better night?  If you go to the Mines, take my miniature & let me know how the folks do.  Ann Robertson has arrived here, but I have not seen her.  I will keep this receipt until further oders.  

Yours etc, etc

Daniel Gunn

Simmonds has old out in Power St.