From Jane Mecom (unpublished)
Boston Decr 17 1786
My Dear Brother

Mr. Bradford has Just informed me of his going to Philadelphia to morrow morning. I would not let him go without a Line as I have not yet had opertunity to thank you for the charming Barrill of Flower you sent me. He is to take the Bill you Premited me to Draw, I some times seem to feel giulty at being so Expencive to you, but why should I; when I know it gives you Pleasure to make Every won happy: and I constantly feal the Blesing. Your Predictons concerning a hard winter are begining to be Verified in a formidable maner. The snow has been so Deep and we no man in the House that we might have been Buried Alive were it not for the care of some good Neibours who began to Dig us out before we were up in the morning, and cousen Williams came Puffing and Sweating, as soon as it was Posable to see how we were and if we wanted any thing, but thank God we had no want of any thing Nesesary if we had been shutt up a fortnight. Exept milk.

My Daughters Gout, or Rhumitism or what Ever it is, has not Left her yet; but she can Just hobble about the chamber, she desires her Duty to you.

I want much to know if you were so Luckey as to git your New Apartments covered in before the hard wether, I think it could not be before you had the Agreable Addition to your Famely of some of your Friends from London, but we cannot Easely feal our selves croweded with the company of those we Love, I think you feal your self happy in the Circle about you, and cousen Jonathan too I sopose Injoys it, my Love to him and thanks for his kind atention to me and my most Respectfull Complements to Mrs. Hewston and tell her I hope she will like America.

I had Intended to have wrote to my Niece but cannot at this time but Remember my Love to Mr. and Mrs. Bache and all the Dear Children. From your Ever obliged and Affectionat sister

Jane Mecom

Addressed: His Excellancey Benjamin Franklin Esqr. / Philadelphia / Favrd by Col: Bradford
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