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Beaufort, Oct. 29th, 1806

Dear Brother,

Yours of the 2nd Sept. I received together with a number of others from my friends, the contents whereof were read with a grateful sense of that love and friendly connection which unites families together. I am this day 70 years of age, and in taking a retrospective view of the satisfaction which I have received in the annual visits which for several successive years I made among you, I cannot restrain the friendly tear when I consider that those heart-cheering scenes are no more to return. No-my beloved friends, they are past and gone, and I fear that an epistolary correspondence cannot long survive as the disorder in my eye makes writing a painful exercise. Your promise to act as a guardian to George gives me great satisfaction, and I pray the Almighty to crown your endeavor with success. I must make my letter short, and Saml. can supply the deficiencies by answering all your inquiries. Remember me in love to all my relations and friends. To my sisters and yourself, I wish to express that disinterested friendship and sincere love which I trust will continue through all the changes of life and serve to prove me your truly affectionate brother till death.

Saml. Leffers